Survival of Critically Ill Oncologic Patients Requiring Invasive Ventilatory Support: A Prospective Comparative Cohort Study With Nononcologic Patients

PURPOSE: Cancer is in the process of changing to become a chronic disease; therefore, an increasing number of oncologic patients (OPs) are being admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for supportive care of disease or therapy-related complications. We compare the short- and long-term outcomes of cr...

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Main Authors: Rene López, Suraj Rajesh Samtani, Jose Miguel Montes, Rodrigo Perez, Maria Jose Martin, Alvaro Salazar, Jeronimo Graf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.19.00184