Is aggressive care appropriate for patients with cancer complicated by pneumonia? A retrospective chart review in a tertiary hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia in cancer patients is often problematic in order to decide whether to admit and administer antibiotics or pursue a comfort care pathway that may avoid in-hospital death. We aimed to identify factors which are easily assessed at admission in Thailand's healthcare context that could serve as prognostic factors for in-hospital death.

Methods

Regression analysis was utilized to identify the prognostic factors from clinical factors collected at admission. The primary outcome was in-hospital death. Data was collected from the electronic medical records of Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand, from 2016 to 2017. Data on adult cancer patients admitted due to pneumonia were reviewed.

Results

In total, 245 patients were included, and 146 (59.6%) were ma

SUBMITTER: Aramrat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817238 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature