Patterns of ICU admissions and outcomes in patients with solid malignancies over the revolution of cancer treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major therapeutic advances including immunotherapy and targeted therapies have been changing the face of oncology and resulted in improved prognosis as well as in new toxic complications. The aim of this study is to appraise the trends in intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and outcomes of critically ill patients with solid malignancies. We performed a retrospective single-centre study over a 12-year period (2007-2018) including adult patients with solid malignancies requiring unplanned ICU admission. Admission patterns were classified as: (i) specific if directly related to the underlying cancer; (ii) non-specific; (iii) drug-related or procedural adverse events.

Results

1525 patients were analysed. Lung and gastro-intestinal tract accounted for the two main tum

SUBMITTER: Vigneron C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8709803 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature