Characteristics and outcome of patients with newly diagnosed advanced or metastatic lung cancer admitted to intensive care units (ICUs)

Characteristics and outcome of patients with newly diagnosed advanced or metastatic lung cancer admitted to intensive care units (ICUs)

Abstract Background Although patients with advanced or metastatic lung cancer have poor prognosis, admission to the ICU for management of life-threatening complications has increased over the years. Patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer appear as good candidates for ICU admission, but more robus...

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Main Authors: C. Barth, M. Soares, A. C. Toffart, J. F. Timsit, G. Burghi, C. Irrazabal, N. Pattison, E. Tobar, B. F. Almeida, U. V. Silva, L. C. Azevedo, A. Rabbat, C. Lamer, A. Parrot, V. C. Souza-Dantas, F. Wallet, F. Blot, G. Bourdin, C. Piras, J. Delemazure, M. Durand, J. Salluh, E. Azoulay, Virginie Lemiale, Lung Cancer in Critical Care (LUCCA) Study Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Lung cancer
Metastatic
Outcome
Intensive care
Chemotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-018-0426-2

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