Long term survival in children with acute leukaemia and complications requiring mechanical ventilation.

Objective: Previous reports have indicated that the short term prognosis for patients with malignant diseases and serious adverse events requiring mechanical ventilation (SAEV) is improving. The purpose of this study was to determine whether these patients can be cured of malignant disease or whether they survive SAEV only to subsequently relapse.

Patients And Methods: The authors report the outcome of children with SAEV treated in the multicentre studies ALL-BFM 95 and AML-BFM 98.