Critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Forum
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Meta Analysis
Influence of neutropenia on mortality of critically ill cancer patients: results of a meta-analysis on individual data.
The 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 ill patients in prespecified subgroups (according to underlying tumor, period of admission, need for mechanical ventilation and use of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)). ⋯ PROSPERO CRD42015026347 . Date of registration: Sept 18 2015.