High 28-day mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis and concomitant active cancer

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 46; no. 12; pp. 5030 - 5039
• Main Authors: Wang, Yong-gang, Zhou, Jian-cang, Wu, Kang-song
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2018; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Cancer; Clinical Research Reports; Hematology; Mortality; Sepsis; Tumors; mortality; Sepsis; intensive care unit; Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; active cancer; outcome

Objective This study was performed to explore the characteristics and outcomes of patients with sepsis accompanied by active cancer who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods The baseline characteristics, infection profiles, and outcomes of patients with sepsis were retrospectively...