Open AccessCharacteristics and Outcomes of Surgical Patients With Solid Cancers Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Kathryn Puxty,
Philip McLoone,
Tara Quasim,
Billy Sloan,
John Kinsella,
David Morrison
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1571
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , cancer , intensive care , emergency medicine , population , cancer registry , cohort study , cohort , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , environmental health
Within the surgical population admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), cancer is a common condition. However, clinicians can be reluctant to admit patients with cancer to ICUs owing to concerns about survival.
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