Risk factors for aspiration pneumonia during concurrent chemoradiotherapy or bio-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
Hiromichi ShirasuTomoya YokotaSatoshi HamauchiYusuke OnozawaHirofumi OgawaTsuyoshi OnoeTetsuro OnitsukaTakashi YurikusaKeita MoriHirofumi YasuiPublished in: BMC cancer (2020)
Aspiration pneumonia occurring during CRT or BRT has a detrimental effect on the therapeutic response and survival of HNC patients. Careful attention should be paid to these risk factors for aspiration pneumonia in HNC patients undergoing CRT or BRT.
Keyphrases
- locally advanced
- ultrasound guided
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- rectal cancer
- early stage
- radiation therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory failure
- working memory
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- free survival
- mechanical ventilation