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Primary brain tumor patients admitted to a US intensive care unit: a descriptive analysis
- Source :
- CNS Oncology, Vol 10, Iss 3 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Future Medicine Ltd, 2021.
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Abstract
- Purpose: To describe our population of primary brain tumor (PBT) patients, a subgroup of cancer patients whose intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes are understudied. Methods: Retrospective analysis of PBT patients admitted to an ICU between 2013 to 2018 for an unplanned need. Using descriptive analyses, we characterized our population and their outcomes. Results: Fifty-nine PBT patients were analyzed. ICU mortality was 19% (11/59). The most common indication for admission was seizures (n = 16, 27%). Conclusion: Our ICU mortality of PBT patients was comparable to other solid tumor patients and the general ICU population and better than patients with hematological malignancies. Further study of a larger population would inform guidelines for triaging PBT patients who would most benefit from ICU-level care.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20450915 and 20450907
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- CNS Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6b422936605c48fbb6a8ad850fff8aaf
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2217/cns-2021-0009