Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Oct 2013
Multicenter StudyAcute Respiratory Failure In Neutropenic Patients Is Associated With A High Post-Icu Mortality.
Few studies have evaluated outcomes of neutropenic patients admitted to the ICU at the onset of acute respiratory failure (ARF). The main objective of this study was to describe outcomes and to identify early predictors of hospital mortality in critically ill cancer patients with ARF during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. ⋯ Our study demonstrates a meaningful ICU survival in the studied population and identified factors associated with ICU and hospital mortality. Further work is needed to address the reasons for the high post-ICU mortality rate after ARF.