ArticleRevista Brasileira de terapia intensiva2020
Characteristics and short-term outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer with unplanned intensive care unit admissions: a retrospective cohort study.
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- When and for Whom Does Intensive Care Unit Admission Change the Prognosis in Oncology?-A Scoping Review.Cancers · 2025Review
- Intensive care unit outcomes and prognostic factors of esophageal cancer: A cross-sectional study in Chinese cancer-specialized hospitals.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with cancer treatment resumption after ICU stay in patients with solid tumors.Annals of intensive care · 2024Article
- Scientific Publications on Nursing for COVID-19 in Patients With Cancer: Scoping Review.JMIR cancer · 2022Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating Geographical Variation in Outcomes of Cancer Patients Treated in ICUs.Critical care explorations · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo depict the clinical presentation and outcomes of a cohort of critically ill patients with esophageal cancer.
methodsWe carried out a multicenter retrospective study that included patients with esophageal cancer admitted to intensive care units with acute illness between September 2009 and December 2017. We collected the demographic and clinical characteristics of all included patients, as well as organ-support measures and hospital outcomes. We performed logistic regression analysis to identify independent factors associated with in-hospital mortality.
resultsOf 226 patients included in the study, 131 (58.0%) patients died before hospital discharge. Squamous cell carcinoma was more frequent than adenocarcinoma, and 124 (54.9%) patients had metastatic cancer. The main reasons for admission were sepsis/septic shock and acute respiratory failure. Mechanical ventilation (OR = 6.18; 95%CI 2.86 - 13.35) and metastatic disease (OR = 7.10; 95%CI 3.35 - 15.05) were independently associated with in-hospital mortality.
conclusionIn this cohort of patients with esophageal cancer admitted to intensive care units with acute illness, the in-hospital mortality rate was very high. The requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation and metastatic disease were independent prognostic factors and should be considered in discussions about the short-term outcomes of these patients.
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