Intensive Care of the Cancer Patient, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

By
Stephen Pastores, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM
Neil Halpern, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM

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.

Included in series
The Clinics: Internal Medicine