Hematologic changes after splenectomy for cytoreduction: Implications for predicting infection and effects on chemotherapy

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1957-1962

  Bidus, Michael A ^a   Krivak, T C ^b   Howard, R ^a   Rose, G S ^a   Cosin, J ^c   Dainty, L ^a   Elkas, J C ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cytoreduction; Infection; Ovarian cancer; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INJURY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 33845543890     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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