Does age play a role in fever and neutropenia events and complications: A comparison of adolescents versus younger children with cancer at a tertiary care pediatric hospital, a pilot project
Abstract:Background: Adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYA) are a complex
group of patients. The development of fever and neutropenia (FN) is a
potentially lethal complication of chemotherapy. Risk stratification of
patients with FN has become increasingly valuable allowing for early
intervention and for the use of lower intensity treatments. There are
risk stratification guidelines that exist, but most are validated in
young children with cancer (YCWC). AYA are frequently shown to have more
numerous and severe… Show more
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