Elsevier

Annals of Oncology

Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2011, Pages 1019-1029
Annals of Oncology

reviews
Management of sepsis in neutropenic patients: guidelines from the infectious diseases working party of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology

https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdq442Get rights and content
Under an Elsevier user license
open archive

Abstract

Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality in neutropenic cancer patients. Early initiation of effective causative therapy as well as intensive adjunctive therapy is mandatory to improve outcome. We give recommendations for the management of adults with neutropenia and sepsis. The guidelines are written for clinicians involved in care of cancer patients and focus on pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of sepsis during neutropenia.

Keywords

guideline
management
neutropenia
sepsis

Cited by (0)