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ArticleAnnals of intensive care2023

Critically ill metastatic cancer patients returning home after unplanned ICU stay: an observational, multicentre retrospective study.

Frédéric Gonzalez, Rémi Starka, Laurent Ducros, Magali Bisbal, Laurent Chow-Chine, Luca Servan, Jean-Manuel de Guibert, Bruno Pastene, Marion Faucher, Antoine Sannini and 2 more

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Article in Annals of intensive care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frédéric GonzalezPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France. gonzalezf@ipc.unicancer.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4327-7304
Rémi StarkaPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Sainte Musse Hospital, Toulon, France.
Laurent DucrosPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Sainte Musse Hospital, Toulon, France.
Magali BisbalPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
Laurent Chow-ChinePolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
Luca ServanPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
Jean-Manuel de GuibertPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
Bruno PasteneDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Nord Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux Universitaire de Marseille, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Marion FaucherPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
Antoine SanniniPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
Marc LeoneDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Nord Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux Universitaire de Marseille, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Djamel MokartPolyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009, Marseille Cedex 09, France.
Institut Paoli-Calmettes · FRAix-Marseille Université · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundData about critically ill metastatic cancer patients functional outcome after unplanned admission to the ICU are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with 90-day return home and 1-year survival in this population. STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsA multicenter retrospective study included all consecutive metastatic cancer patients admitted to the ICU for unplanned reason between 2017 and 2020.

resultsAmong 253 included metastatic cancer patients, mainly with lung cancer, 94 patients (37.2%) could return home on day 90. One-year survival rate was 28.5%. Performance status 0 or 1 (OR, 2.18; 95% CI 1.21-3.93; P = 0.010), no malnutrition (OR, 2.90; 95% CI 1.61-5.24; P < 0.001), female gender (OR, 2.39; 95% CI 1.33-4.29; P = 0.004), recent chemotherapy (OR, 2.62; 95% CI 1.40-4.90; P = 0.003), SOFA score ≤ 5 on admission (OR, 2.62; 95% CI 1.41-4.90; P = 0.002) were significantly predictive for 90-day return home. Malnutrition (HR, 1.66; 95% CI 1.18-2.22; P = 0.003), acute respiratory failure (ARF) as reason for admission (HR, 1.40; 95% CI 1.10-1.95; P = 0.043), SAPS II on admission (HR, 1.03; 95% CI 1.02-1.05; P < 0.001) and decisions to forgo life-sustaining therapies (DFLST) (HR, 2.80; 95% CI 2.04-3.84; P < 0.001) were independently associated with 1-year mortality.

conclusionsMore than one out of three metastatic cancer patients could return home within 3 months after an unplanned admission to the ICU. Previous performance and nutritional status, ongoing specific treatment and low severity of the acute illness were found to be predictive for return home. Such encouraging findings should help change the dismal perception of critically ill metastatic cancer patients.

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