Changes in critically ill cancer patients’ short-term outcome over the last decades: results of systematic review with meta-analysis on individual data
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DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05653-7
Abstract: PurposeThe number of averted deaths due to therapeutic advances in oncology and hematology is substantial and increasing. Survival of critically ill cancer patients has also improved during the last 2 decades. However, these data stem predominantly… read more here.
Keywords: ill cancer; year; icu admission; critically ill ... See more keywords
Adherence to Analgesics Among Outpatients Seriously Ill With Cancer
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DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001064
Abstract: Background Adherence to prescribed analgesics for patients seriously ill with cancer pain is essential for comfort. Objective The objective of this study was to determine the analgesic adherence in seriously ill patients with cancer and… read more here.
Keywords: adherence; dose intervals; pain; ill cancer ... See more keywords
The possibility of impossibility: The hope for a cure among terminally ill cancer patients in China.
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DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13724
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Although the medical potential of the hope for a cure has been fiercely debated within academia, few researchers have approached this topic from the perspective of terminally ill cancer patients themselves. As such, this… read more here.
Keywords: hope cure; cancer patients; cure; ill cancer ... See more keywords
Electrolyte Disturbances in Critically Ill Cancer Patients: An Endocrine Perspective
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DOI: 10.1177/0885066617706650
Abstract: Electrolyte disturbances are frequently encountered in critically ill oncology patients. Hyponatremia and hypernatremia as well as hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia are among the most commonly encountered electrolyte abnormalities. In the intensive care unit, management of critical… read more here.
Keywords: electrolyte disturbances; disturbances critically; ill cancer; management ... See more keywords
D-dimer levels and cerebral infarction in critically ill cancer patients
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DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3588-7
Abstract: BackgroundD-dimer levels have been used in the diagnosis of a variety of thrombosis-related diseases. In this study, we evaluated whether measuring D-dimer levels can help to diagnose cerebral infarction (CI) in critically ill cancer patients.MethodsWe… read more here.
Keywords: ill cancer; dimer; critically ill; cancer patients ... See more keywords
Influence of neutropenia on mortality of critically ill cancer patients: results of a meta-analysis on individual data
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DOI: 10.1186/s13054-018-2076-z
Abstract: BackgroundThe study objective was to assess the influence of neutropenia on outcome of critically ill cancer patients by meta-analysis of individual data. Secondary objectives were to assess the influence of neutropenia on outcome of critically… read more here.
Keywords: influence neutropenia; ill cancer; study; critically ill ... See more keywords
Indwelling Device-Associated Biofilms in Critically Ill Cancer Patients—Study Protocol
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10030306
Abstract: Health care-associated infections are a leading cause of inpatient complications. Rapid pathogen detection/identification is a major challenge in sepsis management that highly influences the successful outcome. The current standard of microorganism identification relies on bacterial… read more here.
Keywords: indwelling device; ill cancer; critically ill; identification ... See more keywords
Erratum: What Does the Informal Caregiver of a Terminally Ill Cancer Patient Need? A Study from a Cancer Centre
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.251090
Abstract: [This corrects the article on p. 191 in vol. 17, PMID: 22346043.]. read more here.
Keywords: caregiver terminally; erratum informal; informal caregiver; ill cancer ... See more keywords