ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Outcome and factors associated with mortality in patients receiving urgent chemotherapy in the intensive care unit (ICU): A retrospective study
Authors' conclusion
Urgent CT in the ICU is feasible in a specific subset of patients, mainly those with hematological cancer, with resumption of the curative treatment regimen after ICU discharge.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with cancer requiring urgent chemotherapy during ICU stay, Lyon, France, October 2014–December 2019
- Participants
- 147 adults
- Outcome
- Mortality
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
6-month mortality
6-month mortality rate
69.4%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Patient characteristics
- Hematological cancer
- 77%
- Acute respiratory failure as leading cause of ICU admission
- 46.3%
Resumption of conventional chemotherapy (CT) among ICU survivors
- Resumed conventional CT
- 95%
- Higher likelihood of resuming CT with hematological cancer
Original publication
Outcome and factors associated with mortality in patients receiving urgent chemotherapy in the ICU: A retrospective study. J Crit Care. Published 7 August 2023. doi:10.
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