Predictors of mortality in cancer patients who need intensive care unit support: a two center cohort study

Ozlem Ediboğlu Sami Cenk Kirakli Ozlem Yazicioglu Mocin Gökay Güngör Ceyda Anar Pınar Çimen Nalan Adıgüzel Cüneyt Saltürk Merih Kalamanoğlu Balcı Zuhal Karakurt Dursun Tatar

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2018)

Mortality rates of cancer patients who need ICU support are higher than overall ICU mortality. High APACHE II scores and female sex seem to be related to mortality in these patients.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
cardiovascular events
risk factors
mechanical ventilation
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
patient reported
drug induced