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Critically Ill Cancer Patients: Issues in Management of Acute Respiratory Failure

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  • Zuhair Alzibair

    (Department of Medical Oncology, King Abdullah Medical City, Saudi Arabia)

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Cancer incidence has increased over the last few decades [1]. On the other hand there is improvement in survival of patients with several types of solid tumors due to new advances in cancer therapy. As consequence there is increase in number of cancer patients who develop respiratory complications either due to the aggressive manifestations of their disease or the side effects of the treatment (.e.g. neutropenic infections, antineoplastic drugs related pneumonitis). Acute respiratory failure one of the main reasons for admitting cancer patients to intensive care units [2]. It is a dilemma weather that every critically sick cancer patient has to be admitted to ICU. Although the problem is worldwide; this issue looks more complicated in health facilities that have limited resources.

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  • Zuhair Alzibair, 2018. "Critically Ill Cancer Patients: Issues in Management of Acute Respiratory Failure," Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 9(5), pages 8-9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jctoij:v:9:y:2018:i:5:p:8-9
    DOI: 10.19080/CTOIJ.2018.09.555778
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