منابع مشابه
Management of Neutropenic Fever
Febrile neutropenia is a frequent complication in hematology-oncology, BMT, and solid organ transplantation. Approximately 50% of those who develop febrile neutropenia have a documented or occult infection. Febrile patients with severe neutropenia (<100/mm3) have bacteremia in up to 20% of cases. Initial evaluation should include careful history and physical examination with particular attentio...
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in 2004, klastersky et al. reported that fever isa common finding in patients with hematologicmalignancies, occurring in more than 80% of thepatients during or after chemotherapy.[1] he andhis colleagues also reported that the most fearedinfection in neutropenic patients is bloodstreaminfection (bsi), which significantly increases themortality rate of these patients.[2] in 2009, viscoliet al.[3...
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Background & Aims: Febrile Neutropenia (FN) is one of the common complications of chemotherapy in the children with malignancy. In this study, we investigated the effective factors in response to the treatment of patients with febrile neutropenia. By using these factors, it is possible to have a better analysis about the severity of infection of these patients and it will helpful in choosing th...
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to identify independent factors that can be used to predict whether febrile neutropenic patients who appear healthy at presentation will develop subsequent complications, using variables that are readily available in the emergency department (ED). METHOD The medical records of 192 episodes in which the patients presented to the ED with neutropenic feve...
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Hypocholesterolemia, which often accompanies infectious diseases has been suggested to serve as a prognostic marker in hospitalized patients. Even though patients with chemotherapy-induced leukopenia are at high risk of infection and mortality, only limited information is available on serum cholesterol levels in these patients. We therefore measured serum cholesterol levels in 17 patients with ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2474-1949
DOI: 10.5070/m512032459