Effectiveness of a Protective Environment implementation for cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia on fever and mortality incidence - 27/03/13
, Lúcia Mariano da Rocha Silla, MD, PhD b, Caroline Mioto Menegat Cola, BS c, Bruno Ismail Splitt, BS c, Leila Beltrami Moreira, MD, PhD d
Address correspondence to Paula Stoll, Pharm, MSc, Ramiro Barcelos, 2350-s. 945, Porto Alegre, Brazil, CEP 90035-903.Abstract |
In a quasiexperimental study conducted to evaluate the impact of a Protective Environment implementation, febrile neutropenia (P = .009), overall mortality (P = .001), and 30-day adjusted mortality (P = .02) were reduced in cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Our study highlights the potential success of a set of prevention measures mainly designed to reduce invasive environmental fungal infections in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients, in reducing fever and mortality among neutropenic cancer patients.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Infection, Infection control, Hematology, Indoor Air Quality, Bacterial Infections, Mycoses
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| Supported by Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and Research Incentive Fund (FIPE) of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil. |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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