Outcomes of critically ill patients with hematologic malignancies: prospective multicenter data from France and Belgium—a groupe de recherche respiratoire en …

E Azoulay, D Mokart, F Pène, J Lambert… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Patients with hematologic malignancies are increasingly admitted to the intensive
care unit (ICU) when life-threatening events occur. We sought to report outcomes and …

Delayed intensive care unit admission is associated with increased mortality in patients with cancer with acute respiratory failure

D Mokart, J Lambert, D Schnell, L Fouché… - Leukemia & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is the leading reason for intensive care unit (ICU) admission
in patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to identify early predictors of death in …

Long-term outcomes and quality of life in critically ill patients with hematological or solid malignancies: a single center study

SG Oeyen, DD Benoit, L Annemans, PO Depuydt… - Intensive care …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Data concerning long-term outcomes and quality of life (QOL) in critically ill cancer
patients are scarce. The aims of this study were to assess long-term outcomes and QOL in …

'Viewing in slow motion': patients', families', nurses' and doctors' perspectives on end‐of‐life care in critical care

N Pattison, SM Carr, C Turnock… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore the meaning of end‐of‐life care for critically ill cancer
patients, families, oncologists, palliative care specialists, critical care consultants and …

Outcomes in critically ill cancer patients with septic shock of pulmonary origin

E de Montmollin, Y Tandjaoui-Lambiotte, M Legrand… - Shock, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Increased therapeutic intensity has translated into better survival at a price of infectious and
toxic life-threatening complications, chiefly affecting the lungs. Yet, no study specifically …

Clinical assessment for identifying causes of acute respiratory failure in cancer patients

D Schnell, J Mayaux, J Lambert, A Roux… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In cancer patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), early adequate therapy is associated
with better outcomes. We investigated the performance of the DIRECT approach, which uses …

Intensive care for the cancer patient–Unique clinical and ethical challenges and outcome prediction in the critically ill cancer patient

TJ Wigmore, P Farquhar-Smith, A Lawson - Best Practice & Research …, 2013 - Elsevier
With the rising number of cancer cases and increasing survival times, cancer patients with
critical illness are increasingly presenting to the intensive care unit. This article considers the …

Outcomes of intensive care unit admissions after elective cancer surgery

M Bos, F Bakhshi-Raiez, JWT Dekker… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Postoperative care for major elective cancer surgery is frequently provided
on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). OBJECTIVE: To analyze the characteristics and outcome of …

Incidence, life expectancy and prognostic factors in cancer patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation: a nationwide analysis of 5,138 cases during 1998-2007

CY Shih, MC Hung, HM Lu, L Chen, SJ Huang… - Critical Care, 2013 - Springer
Introduction This study is aimed at determining the incidence, survival rate, life expectancy,
quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) and prognostic factors in patients with cancer in …

Evolution over a 15-year period of clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients with community-acquired bacteremia

J Vallés, M Palomar, F Alvárez-Lerma, J Rello… - Critical care …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: In recent years, outcomes for critically ill patients with severe sepsis have
improved; however, no data have been reported about the outcome of patients admitted for …