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ABSTRACT: Introduction
To describe the reasons for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and to evaluate the outcomes and prognostic factors of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) admitted to the ICU.Patients and methods
Retrospective observational cohort study of 101 PCNSL patients admitted to 3 ICUs over a two-decade period.Results
Acute respiratory failure, mainly secondary to aspiration pneumonia and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, was the leading reason for ICU admission (33%). Aspiration pneumonia was more common in patients with brainstem tumor (67% vs. 0%, p?DiscussionSix-month survival of PCNSL patients admitted to the ICU appears to be relatively favorable (around 50%) and the presence of PCNSL alone is not a relevant criterion for ICU refusal. Predictive factors of mortality may help clinicians to make optimal triage decisions.
SUBMITTER: Decavele M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810601 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Decavèle Maxens M Dreyfus Aliénor A Gatulle Nicolas N Weiss Nicolas N Houillier Caroline C Demeret Sophie S Mayaux Julien J Rivals Isabelle I Dres Martin M Delemazure Julie J Morawiec Elise E Luyt Charles-Edouard CE Hoang-Xuan Khe K Choquet Sylvain S Similowski Thomas T Demoule Alexandre A
Journal of neurology 20210116 6
<h4>Introduction</h4>To describe the reasons for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and to evaluate the outcomes and prognostic factors of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) admitted to the ICU.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Retrospective observational cohort study of 101 PCNSL patients admitted to 3 ICUs over a two-decade period.<h4>Results</h4>Acute respiratory failure, mainly secondary to aspiration pneumonia and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, was the leading reas ...[more]