Publications by authors named "Akli Chermak"

Purpose: Outcomes in cancer patients after unplanned ICU admission was reassessed.

Methods: retrospective cohort of patients with solid tumours admitted to ICU over a 10 years period.

Results: 622 patients (age 62 [53-70]) were analysed.

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Background: Despite substantial improvements in the management of multiple myeloma, renal failure remains an important burden that tremendously impairs prognosis. The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and to establish prognostic factors of renal recovery in myeloma patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute kidney injury (AKI) Stage 3 treated with renal replacement therapy (RRT).

Methods: A retrospective single-centre cohort study was performed, including consecutive myeloma patients admitted to one medical ICU between 1 January 2007 and 1 September 2015 and treated with RRT.

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