Martos-Benítez FD, Soler-Morejón CDD, Lara-Ponce KX, Orama-Requejo V, Burgos-Aragüez D, Larrondo-Muguercia H, Lespoir RW. Critically ill patients with cancer: A clinical perspective.
World J Clin Oncol 2020;
11:809-835. [PMID:
33200075 PMCID:
PMC7643188 DOI:
10.5306/wjco.v11.i10.809]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer patients account for 15% of all admissions to intensive care unit (ICU) and 5% will experience a critical illness resulting in ICU admission. Mortality rates have decreased during the last decades because of new anticancer therapies and advanced organ support methods. Since early critical care and organ support is associated with improved survival, timely identification of the onset of clinical signs indicating critical illness is crucial to avoid delaying. This article focused on relevant and current information on epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the main clinical disorders experienced by critically ill cancer patients.
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