Consensus statement for cancer patients requiring intensive care support

M G Kiehl; G Beutel; B Böll; D Buchheidt; R Forkert; V Fuhrmann; P Knöbl; M Kochanek; F Kroschinsky; P La Rosée; T Liebregts; C Lück; U Olgemoeller; E Schalk; A Shimabukuro-Vornhagen; W R Sperr; T Staudinger; M von Bergwelt Baildon; P Wohlfarth; V Zeremski; P Schellongowski; Consensus of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO), Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology (OeGHO), German Society for Medical Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine (DGIIN), and Austrian Society of Medical and General Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ÖGIAIN)

doi:10.1007/s00277-018-3312-y

Consensus statement for cancer patients requiring intensive care support

Ann Hematol. 2018 Jul;97(7):1271-1282. doi: 10.1007/s00277-018-3312-y. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Authors

M G Kiehl¹, G Beutel², B Böll³, D Buchheidt⁴, R Forkert⁵, V Fuhrmann⁶, P Knöbl⁷, M Kochanek³, F Kroschinsky⁸, P La Rosée⁹, T Liebregts¹⁰, C Lück², U Olgemoeller¹¹, E Schalk¹², A Shimabukuro-Vornhagen³, W R Sperr⁷, T Staudinger⁷, M von Bergwelt Baildon³, P Wohlfarth⁷, V Zeremski¹², P Schellongowski⁷; Consensus of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO), Austrian Society of Hematology and Oncology (OeGHO), German Society for Medical Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine (DGIIN), and Austrian Society of Medical and General Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ÖGIAIN)

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine I, Clinic Frankfurt/Oder GmbH, Müllroser Chaussee 7, 15236, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. [email protected].
² Hannover Medical School (MHH) Clinic for Hematology, Coagulation, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
³ Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
⁴ III. Medical Clinic, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
⁵ Johanniter-Hospital, Johanniterstr. 3-5, 53113, Bonn, Germany.
⁶ Clinic for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
⁷ Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
⁸ Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, Fetschertstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany.
⁹ Department of Internal Medicine III, Schwarzwald-Baar-Klinikum, Klinikstr. 11, 78052, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
¹⁰ Clinic for Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
¹¹ Department of Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
¹² Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.

Abstract

This consensus statement is directed to intensivists, hematologists, and oncologists caring for critically ill cancer patients and focuses on the management of these patients.

Keywords: Critical illness; Hematological malignancy; ICU; ICU admission; Intensive care treatment; Mechanical ventilation; Oncological malignancy.

Publication types

Consensus Development Conference
Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Allografts
Critical Care / methods
Critical Care / standards*
Critical Illness
Disease Management
Education, Medical, Continuing
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Infection Control / standards
Medical Oncology / education
Multiple Organ Failure / diagnosis
Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
Neoplasms / complications
Neoplasms / therapy*
Organ Dysfunction Scores
Palliative Care / standards
Patient Admission / standards
Patient Care Team
Prognosis
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy
Severity of Illness Index
Terminal Care / standards