ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2018
A population-based analysis of outcomes after radiotherapy in intensive care unit patients with lung cancer.
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- [Prognosis of lung cancer patients followed in the intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study].Tuberkuloz ve toraks · 2023Article
- Quality of End-of-Life Care for People with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Ontario: A Population-Based Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs the value of radiotherapy (RT) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with lung cancer is of uncertain efficacy, we evaluated characteristics, outcomes and RT utilization for such patients in Ontario, Canada.
methodsMultiple administrative databases were linked deterministically using unique encoded identifiers to identify eligible patients between April 1, 2007, and March 31, 2014. Differences in patient, treatment, institution and tumor characteristics between RT and non-RT groups at the level of episode of care were compared. Overall survival (OS) was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method, with differences compared using the log-rank test. Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard modeling were performed to assess the effect of RT on survival.
resultsRT was delivered in 133 episodes of care to 1.0% (n=131) of the 13,739 unique patients with lung cancer. RT delivery was associated with younger age (median 65
conclusionsMajor geographic disparities exist in the rare use of RT for lung cancer in the ICU. A significant proportion of patients receiving RT achieve discharge and a minority achieve prolonged survival, suggesting that RT use may not be futile.
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