Journal of critical care
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To describe gastrointestinal emergencies in cancer patients. ⋯ Gastrointestinal emergencies in cancer patients are associated with significant mortality. Mortality correlated both with the severity of organ failure upon ICU admission and the underlying diagnosis. Interestingly, patients admitted to the ICU with neutropenia had better survival.
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Journal of critical care · Aug 2017
LetterTotal parenteral nutrition usage trends in the United States.
This study examined how total parenteral nutrition (TPN) usage has changed in recent years, and whether a difference exists between teaching and non-teaching institutions. ⋯ Utilization of TPN increased in the United States between 2001 and 2014, eventually decreasing in non-teaching institutions but not in teaching institutions.