Hypoalbuminemia in critically ill patients with cancer: Incidence and mortality

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 253-257

  Ñamendys Silva, Silvio A ^a   González Herrera, María O ^b   Texcocano Becerra, Julia ^b   Herrera Gómez, Angel ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Cancerologa   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE GERIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c Inst Nac de Cardiolog   (Mexico)

Author keywords

cancer; critically ill patients; hypoalbuminemia; incidence; intensive care unit; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79958184040     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110384841     Document Type: Article

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