[Infection and cancer: general information and specific questions].

The main risk factors of infectious complications in cancer patients result from immune deficiency more or less related to cancer. Prognosis is related to the type and grade of the underlying disease. Prospective studies should be conducted to update data on the frequency of infections, morbidity and mortality (expert agreement).

[Standards, options and recommendations for good practice in hemoculture in cancerology].

Excepting emergency and aplasia: two to three blood samples should be draw for culture an hour apart within a 24 period (standard). For emergency or aplasia: two to three blood samples should be drawn for culture before initiating early antibiotic therapy. The delay between samples drawn from different sites should be less than one hour (standard).

[Standards, Options and Recommendations (SOR) for the surveillance and the prevention of cross infections in oncology. Fédération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer].

Context: The "Standards, Options and Recommendations" (SOR) project, started in 1993, is a collaboration between the Federation of the French Cancer Centres (FNCLCC), the 20 French Cancer Centres and specialists from French Public Universities, General Hospitals and Private Clinics. The main objective is the development of clinical practice guidelines to improve the quality of health care and outcome for cancer patients. The methodology is based on literature review and critical appraisal by a multidisciplinary group of experts, with feedback from specialists in cancer care delivery.

[Standards, Options, and Recommendations for the management of brief neutropenias. Fedération Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer].

Context: The "Standards, Options and Recommendations" (SOR), initiated in 1993, is a collaborative project between the Federation of the French Cancer Centres (FNCLCC), the 20 French Cancer Centres and specialists from French Public Universities, General Hospitals and Private Clinics. The main objective is the development of clinical practice guidelines to improve the quality of health care and outcomes for cancer patients. The methodology is based on literature review and critical appraisal by a multidisciplinary experts group, with feedback from specialists in cancer care delivery.

[Ambulatory surgery and oral medicine. 1 years' experience with 795 patients. To assess the quality indicators using precise statistical data and to optimize medical practice].

The experience of an ambulatory anesthesia and surgery unit was analyzed to assess care and services provided for ambulatory stomatology patients undergoing anesthesia and surgery. Over a 12 month period, 795 patients were evaluated. Patients, practitioners and local communities have been satisfied with the results.