The role of procalcitonin in identifying high‐risk cancer patients with febrile neutropenia: A useful alternative to the multinational association for supportive care in cancer score

The role of procalcitonin in identifying high‐risk cancer patients with febrile neutropenia: A useful alternative to the multinational association for supportive care in cancer score

Abstract Background The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index has been utilized to determine the risk for poor clinical outcomes in patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) in an emergency center (EC). However, this index comprises subjective elements and elaborate...

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Main Authors: Patrick Chaftari, Anne‐Marie Chaftari, Ray Hachem, Sai‐Ching J. Yeung, Hiba Dagher, Ying Jiang, Alexandre E. Malek, Natalie Dailey Garnes, Victor E. Mulanovich, Issam Raad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-12-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
cancer patients
febrile neutropenia
immunocompromised
lactate
neutropenia
procalcitonin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4355

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.4355

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