Tracheostomy dependence following "organ preservation" (chemo)radiation protocol for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers.
Clare Jing Jing BatchelorStephanie Patricia FlukesPublished in: Head & neck (2022)
We quantified tracheostomy insertion rates and dependence in patients undergoing "organ-preserving" (chemo)radiotherapy, to assist in the pre-treatment counseling of patients opting for this approach.
Keyphrases
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- locally advanced
- photodynamic therapy
- combination therapy
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- early stage
- randomized controlled trial
- cancer therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- radiation therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation induced
- patient reported outcomes
- rectal cancer
- intensive care unit
- patient reported
- hiv infected