Treating Neutropenic Fever in the Emergency Department: Delays May Be Deadly

Neutropenic fever is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department for patients with cancer. Neutropenic fever often is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. In the US, more than 60,000 patients with cancer who have neutropenia are hospitalized annually. Here,...

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Published inJournal of emergency nursing Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 36 - 39
Main Authors Cull, Lisa F., Nolan, Mary Beth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 2009
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Accident and emergency departments
Aged
Cancer
Clinical management
Disease management
Emergencies - nursing
Emergency medical care
Emergency Nursing - methods
Emergency Treatment - methods
Emergency Treatment - nursing
Female
Fever
Fever - chemically induced
Fever - diagnosis
Fever - therapy
Fevers
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Infection Control
Leukocyte Count
Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy
Medical treatment
Neutropenia - chemically induced
Neutropenia - diagnosis
Neutropenia - therapy
Neutrophils
Nursing Assessment
Oncology
Patients
Severity of Illness Index
Shock, Septic - etiology
Shock, Septic - prevention & control
Time Factors
Triage
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Summary:Neutropenic fever is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department for patients with cancer. Neutropenic fever often is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. In the US, more than 60,000 patients with cancer who have neutropenia are hospitalized annually. Here, Cull and Nolan provide a clinical review of management strategies for an oncology patient presented to the emergency department with neutropenic fever.
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ISSN:0099-1767
1527-2966
DOI:10.1016/j.jen.2007.11.002