SynthesisIntensive care medicine2014
Survival in solid cancer patients following intensive care unit admission.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Molecular targeted therapy-related life-threatening toxicity in patients with malignancies. A systematic review of published cases.Intensive care medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of intensivist involvement on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced lung cancer admitted to the intensive care unit.PloS one · 2019Trial
- A nomogram for predicting 3-month mortality in colorectal cancer patients requiring perioperative ICU admission: a retrospective cohort study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Is mortality truly higher for oncology patients admitted to intensive care units? A matched cohort observational study.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Observational
- A causal inference framework to compare the effectiveness of life-sustaining ICU therapies-using the example of cancer patients with sepsis.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Intensive care unit outcomes and prognostic factors of colorectal cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Utilising Palliative Care Expertise in Critically Ill Patients: Opportunities to Improve Outcomes and Experiences.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Advancements in diagnosis and treatment of lung adenocarcinoma patients under ECMO support: a case series and comprehensive literature review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Review
- Observational
- Harnessing the microbiome to improve clinical outcomes for cancer, transplant, and immunocompromised patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Time to death from cervical cancer and its predictors in hospitalized patients: a survival approach study in Mato Grosso, Brazil.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Characterisation and Outcomes of Patients with Solid Organ Malignancies Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: Mortality and Impact on Functional Status and Oncological Treatment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Differences in the relative importance of predictors of short- and long-term mortality among critically ill patients with cancer.Critical care science · 2024Article
- Prognostic and risk factor analysis of cancer patients after unplanned ICU admission: a real-world multicenter study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Observational
- Critically ill metastatic cancer patients returning home after unplanned ICU stay: an observational, multicentre retrospective study.Annals of intensive care · 2023Article
- [Prognosis of lung cancer patients followed in the intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study].Tuberkuloz ve toraks · 2023Article
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- Analysis of physical function, muscle strength, and pulmonary function in surgical cancer patients: a prospective cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purposeOne in seven patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) has a cancer diagnosis but evidence on their expected outcomes after admission has not been synthesised.
methodsSystematic literature review of solid cancer adult patients admitted to ICU from 2000 onwards using EMBASE and MEDLINE electronic databases.
resultsThere were 48 papers identified that reported survival in ICU patients with solid cancers. ICU mortality was reported in 35 studies comprising a total sample of 25,339 patients and ranging from 4.5 to 85 %. The average mortality of the distribution of reported mortality rates within ICU was 31.2 % (95 % CI 24.0-39.0 %). Hospital mortality was reported in 31 studies across a total sample of 74,061 patients. The average hospital mortality was 38.2 % (33.8-42.7 %) and ranged from 4.6 to 76.8 %. Poorer physiological score, invasive mechanical ventilation and poor functional status were associated with higher mortality.
conclusionsSeveral factors have been associated with poor survival in ICU cancer patients; however, primary research is still needed to describe outcomes in cancer patients with sufficient case mix and treatment details to be of prognostic value to clinicians.
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