Primary brain tumor patients admitted to a US intensive care unit: a descriptive analysis.
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2021-09-21
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Purpose: To describe our population of primary brain tumor (PBT) patients, a subgroup of cancer patients whose intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes are understudied. Methods: Retrospective analysis of PBT patients admitted to an ICU between 2013 to 2018 for an unplanned need. Using descriptive analyses, we characterized our population and their outcomes. Results: Fifty-nine PBT patients were analyzed. ICU mortality was 19% (11/59). The most common indication for admission was seizures (n = 16, 27%). Conclusion: Our ICU mortality of PBT patients was comparable to other solid tumor patients and the general ICU population and better than patients with hematological malignancies. Further study of a larger population would inform guidelines for triaging PBT patients who would most benefit from ICU-level care.
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Kang, Jennifer H, Christa B Swisher, Evan D Buckley, James E Herndon, Eric S Lipp, John P Kirkpatrick, Annick Desjardins, Henry S Friedman, et al. (2021). Primary brain tumor patients admitted to a US intensive care unit: a descriptive analysis. CNS oncology, 10(3). p. CNS77. 10.2217/cns-2021-0009 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/23943.
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Malignant and benign tumors of the brain, spine and base of skull. Mathematical modelling of tumor metabolism, mass transfer and the response to ionizing radiation. Enhancing clinical outcome in stereotactic radiosurgery, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy.
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