PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the clinical course and to identify
independent predictors of mortality in patients with cancer with sepsis. MATERIALS AND …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The increasing prevalence of patients living with
cancer in conjunction with the rapid progress in cancer therapy will lead to a growing …

Objective: To assess whether a restrictive strategy of RBC transfusion reduces 28-day
mortality when compared with a liberal strategy in cancer patients with septic shock. Design …

Purpose One in seven patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) has a cancer diagnosis
but evidence on their expected outcomes after admission has not been synthesised …

Purpose To investigate the impact of organizational characteristics and processes of care on
hospital mortality and resource use in patients with cancer admitted to intensive care units …

Importance Critical illness may be a potential determinant of cancer outcomes and
geographic variations, but its role has not been described before. Objective To determine …

Importance Time-limited trials of intensive care are commonly used in patients perceived to
have a poor prognosis. The optimal duration of such trials is unknown. Factors such as a …

Objective: Septic shock is a frequent and severe complication in the course of malignancies.
In a large multicenter cohort of septic shock patients with hematologic malignancies and …

Objective: To describe trends in outcomes of cancer patients with an unplanned admission
to the ICU between 1997 and 2013 and to identify risk factors for mortality of those admitted …

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the influence of the immune profile on the outcome at
day 28 (D28) of patients admitted to the ICU for septic shock or severe sepsis. METHODS …