A single measurement of procalcitonin (PCT) is comparable to Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) score for predicting serious medical complications in patients with cancer ...
Anemia and physical function in older women with gynecologic cancer. Geriatric parameters to predict chemotherapy feasibility in elderly patients (≥75 years) with advanced colorectal cancer: ...
A new study comparing 2 risk stratification models found that the Clinical Index of Stable Febrile Neutropenia (CISNE) Model is useful for identifying low-risk patients with febrile neutropenia, but ...
Correlation of quality of life with nutritional status and autonomy in elderly cancer patients according to standard geriatric evaluation. Background: The standard empirical broad-spectrum-intravenous ...
Emergency physicians do not commonly use the tools available for risk stratifying patients with febrile neutropenia. Most decide to admit these patients, even when they are considered to be at low ...
Febrile neutropenia (FN) is one of the most serious complications of chemotherapy. Recent advances in its management have included prevention with prophylactic antibiotics and growth factors, ...