Is a specific oncological scoring system better at predicting the prognosis of cancer patients admitted for an acute medical complication in an intensive care unit than general gravity scores?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 234-239

  Berghmans, T ^a   Paesmans, M ^a   Sculier, J P ^a  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Cancer; Intensive care unit; SAPS II; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ONCOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 2442646275     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0580-3     Document Type: Article

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