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 in | Journal of emergency nursing Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 36 - 39 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United States
Mosby, Inc
2009
Elsevier Limited |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0099-1767 1527-2966 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jen.2007.11.002 |