Pediatric hematology and oncology
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Pediatr Hematol Oncol · Dec 2003
MultiCenter outcome of pediatric oncology patients requiring intensive care.
A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the intensive care outcome of pediatric cancer patients between 1996 and 1998. The study comprised 20 pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and 802 patients with cancer requiring PICU care. Patients with a history of cancer were identified from PICUs participating in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Evaluations program. ⋯ Pediatric cancer patients receiving intensive care do well overall. Outcomes have substantially improved and, in general, the diagnosis of cancer should not limit the provision of intensive care. Additionally, resource use in terms of lengths of stay in the PICU is not different between cancer and noncancer patients.