Sequential Organ Failure in cancer patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the National Oncologic Institute in Ecuador

Authors: Garrido Morales, Juan Pablo; Briones Claudett, Killen; Briones Claudett, Mónica; Vera Jurado, Verónica; Sánchez H, Alberto; Cruz, Cristhian

Description: Cancer patients experience life threatening complications related to their chemotherapeutic regimen or underlying neoplastic disease. A prognostic assessment is helpful to evaluate patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). We intend to assess the severity of organ dysfunctions in cancer patients utilizing the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score. Methods. We followed 50 cancer patients from their admission to the ICU until their discharge from the unit or their demise in a prospective descriptive observational study. Selected patients were grouped for their evaluation in two categories: solid tumors or hemato-oncologic diseases.
Pacientes con cáncer están expuestos a varias complicaciones amenazantes de su vida, ya sea por el agresivo régimen de quimioterapia o por la enfermedad subyacente. A estos pacientes cuya estancia en UCI podría ser cuestionada una evaluación del pronóstico podría sería de ayuda. Objetivos.- Es evaluar la severidad de la secuencial falla de órganos “Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score” en pacientes oncológicos ingresados en el Servicio de Medicina Intensiva del Instituto Oncológico Nacional SOLCA. Guayaquil-Ecuador.

Topic: Oncología - Ecuador
Cáncer - Pacientes - Ecuador
Medicina
MEDICINA
MEDICINA INTERNA