Leukopenia predicts outcome in haemato-oncological patients requiring intensive care
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission criteria for haemato-oncological patients: a basis for clinical guidelines implementation
Recent advances in supportive care and progress in the development and use of chemotherapy have considerably improved the prognosis of many children with malignancy, thus the need for intensive care admission and management is increasing, reaching about 40% of patients throughout the disease course. Cancer remains a major death cause in children, though outcomes have considerably improved over ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc1304