Prognostic Factors Predicting Poor Outcome in Cancer Patients with Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department: Usefulness of qSOFA

Background/Aims. Febrile neutropenia is considered as one of the most important and potentially life-threatening oncologic emergencies, which requires prompt medical assessment and treatment with antibiotics. This was a single-center retrospective study that investigated the prognostic factors predi...

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Main Authors: Seung Jae Lee, Ji Hye Kim, Seung Baik Han, Jin Hui Paik, Areum Durey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2183179