Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient, an Issue of Critical Care Clinics Volume 26-1

Description

A comprehensive review of cancer patient treatment methods in the Intensive Care Unit. Articles include: Admission Criteria and Prognostication in Cancer Patients Admitted to the ICU; Diagnostic Strategies and Management of Acute Respiratory Failure in Cancer Patients Requiring Intensive Care; Mechanical Ventilation in Cancer Patients: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes; Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient; Critical Issues in Oncological Surgery Patients; and Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Complications in Critically Ill Patients with Cancer.

Author Information

By Stephen M. Pastores, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM and Neil A. Halpern, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM