Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Critically Ill Cancer Patients Admitted to Korean Intensive Care Units.
Soo Jin NaTae Sun HaYounsuck KohGee Young SuhShin Ok KohChae-Man LimWon-Il ChoiYoung-Joo LeeSeok Chan KimGyu Rak ChonJe Hyeong KimJae Yeol KimJaemin LimSunghoon ParkHo Cheol KimJin Hwa LeeJi Hyun LeeJisook ParkJuhee ChoKyeongman Jeonnull nullnull nullPublished in: Acute and critical care (2018)
Cancer patients accounted for one-third of all patients admitted to the studied ICUs in Korea. Clinical characteristics were different according to the type of malignancy. Patients with hematologic malignancies had a worse prognosis than did patients with solid tumor.