@article{JTD22538,
author = {Chih-Cheng Lai and Chung-Han Ho and Chin-Ming Chen and Shyh-Ren Chiang and Chien-Ming Chao and Wei-Lun Liu and Jhi-Joung Wang and Ching-Chieh Yang and Kuo-Chen Cheng},
title = {Risk factors and mortality of adults with lung cancer admitted to the intensive care unit},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {10},
number = {7},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: This study aims to investigate lung cancer patients’ risk factors for: intensive care unit (ICU) admission, infectious complications and organ dysfunction in the ICU, and prognosis after ICU admission.
Methods: The records of all patients with lung-cancer catastrophic-illness cards admitted to the ICU between 2003 and 2012 were reviewed. The primary endpoint was 1-year mortality.
Results: We finally analyzed the records of index-date-, age-, and sex-matched ICU-admitted (ICU+) lung cancer patients (n=17,687) and ICU-non-admitted (ICU–) lung cancer patients (n=35,374). The overall 1-year mortality rate was significantly (P},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/22538}
}