1. Oncologic Emergencies—The Old, the New, and the Deadly
- Author
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Sanjay Chawla, Zuhair Salah, and Krishna Chaitanya Thandra
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Population ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Disease ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Innovative Therapies ,030228 respiratory system ,Neoplasms ,Daily practice ,medicine ,Humans ,Emergencies ,Car t cells ,Intensive care medicine ,Adverse effect ,education ,business ,Cause of death - Abstract
Cancer continues to be a leading cause of death despite a broader understanding of its biology and the development of novel therapies. Nonetheless, with an increasing survival of this population, intensivists must be aware of the associated emergencies, both old and new. Oncologic emergencies can be seen as an initial presentation of the disease or precipitated by its treatment. In this review, we present key oncologic emergencies that may be encountered in daily practice, complications associated with innovative therapies, and treatment-related adverse events.
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- 2018