Time trend analysis of long term outcome of patients with haematological malignancies admitted at dutch intensive care units

Summary A few decades ago, the chances of survival for patients with a haematological malignancy needing Intensive Care Unit ( ICU ) support were minimal. As a consequence, ICU admission policy was cautious. We hypothesized that the long‐term outcome of patients with a haematological malignancy admitted to the ICU has improved in recent years. Furthermore, our objective was to evaluate the predictive value of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation ( APACHE ) II score. A total of 1095 patients from 5 Dutch university hospitals were included from 2003 until 2015. We studied the preva... Mehr ...