Publication Date:
2014-12-06
Description:
Introduction: patients with hematologic malignancies (HM) admitted in intensive care units (ICU) have been traditionally seen as patients with very poor prognostic. Recently reports have informed that mortality has dropped and nowadays is in the order of 40-60 %, this is still high but closer to mortality in non-malignant patients admitted in an ICU. In an attempt to change this view we perform a study in order to evaluate the results and prognostic factors that contribute to mortality in HM patients who need critical care assistance. Methods: a retrospective study in 62 patients with HM who were admitted in ICU in the University Hospital, Hospital de Clinicas from Uruguay from 2003 to 2012. These 62 patients had 82 admissions, which are the population of our trial. Statistical analysis: Values are expressed as mean +/- standard deviation (SD), median and percentages. Comparison variable most used: discharge of ICU: dead or alive. Both groups were compared using Student's t test and Chi square. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Overall survival with Kaplan Meier. Significance p
Print ISSN:
0006-4971
Electronic ISSN:
1528-0020
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine