All-cause mortality in cancer patients treated for sepsis in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sepsis is a common complication in patients with cancer, but studies evaluating the outcomes of critically ill cancer patients with sepsis on a global scale are limited. We aimed to summarize the existing evidence on mortality rates in this patient population.

Methods

Prospective and retrospective observational studies evaluating critically ill adult cancer patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, and/or septic shock were included. Studies published from January 2010 to September 2021 that reported at least one mortality outcome were retrieved from MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and Cochrane databases. Study selection, bias assessment, and data collection were performed independently by two reviewers, and any discrepancies were resolved by a third reviewer. The risk of b

SUBMITTER: Nazer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549043 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature