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PLoS ONE, 2017 We performed a prospective study in patients with chemotherapy induced febrile neutropenia to investigate the diagnostic value of low-dose computed tomography compared to standard chest radiography. The aim was to compare both modalities for detection of
M. G. Gerritsen +10 more
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Alerts and Alarms—Can Electronic Medical Records Help Children and Adolescents Survive Sepsis?
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Early recognition and treatment of paediatric sepsis has been shown to improve survival. Automated sepsis alerts embedded in electronic medical records (EMRs) offer real‐time identification of high‐risk patients and may improve timeliness of sepsis care, with possible limitations including overdiagnosis, overtreatment and alert fatigue.
Ben Driver +9 more
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factors for prevention of febrile neutropenia following chemotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: Febrile neutropenia (FN) occurs following myelosuppressive chemotherapy and is associated with morbidity, mortality, costs, and chemotherapy reductions and delays.
Akehurst, R. +4 more
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Evaluation of ticarcillin/clavulanic acid versus ceftriaxone plus amikacin for fever and neutropenia in pediatric patients with leukemia and lymphoma [PDF]
, 2003 BACKGROUND: The empirical use of antibiotic treatments is widely accepted as a means to treat cancer patients in chemotherapy who have fever and neutropenia.
Cypriano, Monica +6 more
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Platelet Levels Associated With Bleeding Risk for Dental Interventions: A Systematic Review
Oral Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate evidence in relation to postoperative bleeding in humans aged ≥ 16 with preoperative platelet counts < 50,000/μL, compared to those above, undergoing dental interventions. Methods Quantitative synthesis without meta‐analysis was conducted through an electronic search conducted on Ovid MEDLINE and Embase from 1946 to ...
Guang Xu David Lim +3 more
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Consistency between direct trial evidence and Bayesian Mixed Treatment Comparison: Is head-to-head evidence always more reliable? [PDF]
Objectives: This study aims to highlight the benefits of Bayesian mixed treatment comparison (MTC), within a case study of the efficacy of three treatments (pegfilgrastim, filgrastim and lenograstim) for the prevention of febrile neutropenia (FN ...
Akehurst, R. +4 more
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Disease Markers, 2018 Background Novel potential small molecular biomarkers for sepsis were analyzed with nontargeted metabolite profiling to find biomarkers for febrile neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy for hematological malignancies.
Marika Lappalainen +7 more
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, 2015 O desenvolvimento de febre no doente com neutropenia induzida por quimioterapia mantém-se uma situação clinica muito desafiante na área oncológica. Apesar da evolução contínua na prevenção de infeção, a neutropenia febril mantém-se como uma complicação frequente em doentes oncológicos sob quimioterapia. Esta síndrome é considerada uma emergência médica
Atalaia, G, Vasconcelos, P, Bragança, N
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[Febrile neutropenia in cancer patients: management in the emergency room].
Revista chilena de infectología, 2018 Febrile neutropenia is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate attention, especially in patients with chemotherapy-related neutropenia. Patients with febrile neutropenia have a much greater risk of developing bacterial disease, and fever may
Daniel Rivera-Salgado +2 more
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Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.This study reveals that infections are highly prevalent in pediatric IEI patients after umbilical cord blood transplantation, with early‐stage infections and bloodstream infections strongly associated with poorer survival. These findings advocate for risk‐stratified surveillance and preemptive strategies in high‐risk subgroups.
Zhongling Wei +8 more
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