Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
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Support Care Cancer · Apr 2003
Leucopenia is an independent predictor in cancer patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: a prognostic factor analysis in a series of 168 patients.
To determine prognostic factors predicting success of invasive mechanical ventilation in medical cancer patients admitted to ICU for a complication, in terms of extubation and ICU and hospital discharges. ⋯ Leucopenia appeared to be the only independent poor prognostic factor for both extubation and hospital discharge. None of the variables related to the cancer disease process was shown to be a predictor of success.