Open AccessCharacteristics and predictors of mortality of patients with hematologic malignancies requiring invasive mechanical ventilation
Author(s) -
Hasan M. AlDorzi,
Haya Al Orainni,
Faten Al Eid,
Haytham Tlayjeh,
Abedalrahman Itani,
Ayman Hejazi,
Yaseen M. Arabi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_21_17
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , hematologic malignancy , hematologic neoplasms , intensive care medicine , ventilation (architecture) , cancer , mechanical engineering , engineering
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) may complicate the course of hematologic malignancies (HMs). Our objective was to study the characteristics, outcomes and predictors of mortality of patients with HMs who required intubation for ARF.