Successful Management of Neutropenic Sepsis Is Key to Better Survival of Patients With Blood Cancer in Sri Lanka: Real-World Data From the Resource-Limited Setting

Successful Management of Neutropenic Sepsis Is Key to Better Survival of Patients With Blood Cancer in Sri Lanka: Real-World Data From the Resource-Limited Setting

PURPOSESepsis is the main cause of nonrelapse mortality, and there are no published data on applicability of supportive care protocols from high-income countries such as Sri Lanka. The aim of the study was to investigate management and mortality of neutropenic episodes among Hemato-Oncology patients...

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Main Authors: Saman Hewamana, Thurairajah Skandarajah, Chathuri Jayasinghe, Samadhi Deshapriya, Dilip Gayashan, Natasha Peiris, Mahesh Harischandra, Prasanna Gunasena, Gnani Somasundaram, Vadivelu Srinivasan, Surjit Somiah, Chandana Wickramarathna, Sangeetha Hewawasam, Jayantha Balawardena, Gehan Arseculeratne, Rohini Wadanamby, Geethani Galagoda, Bandula Wijesiriwardana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2024-03-01
Series:JCO Global Oncology
Online Access:https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.23.00412

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