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01.04.2008 | Poster presentation
Prognosis of patients with haematological malignancies admitted to the ICU
verfasst von:
DA Geerse, SJ Pinto-Sietsma, LF Span, WN Van Mook
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Sonderheft 2/2008
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Excerpt
When admission to the ICU is deemed necessary in patients with haematological malignancy, prognosis is extremely poor, with reported ICU mortality rates of 38–73% and even higher inhospital and long-term mortality. In the presence of conditions associated with 100% mortality, cessation of or negation to initiate therapy would be justified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome, and to identify clinically useful prognostic parameters in this group of patients. …