Publications by authors named "P G Haji-Michael"

Objective: To determine the proportion of emergency patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) that require critical care admission and their requirements.

Design: Prospective case series.

Methods: Analysis of acutely unwell patients treated with ICIs attending a tertiary UK cancer hospital between May 2018 and May 2022.

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Background: There has been a significant increase in the number of patients presenting with cancer related emergencies and potentially requiring critical care admission.

Aim: To analyse the short and long-term outcomes of patients with solid tumours requiring unplanned medical admission to a specialist cancer intensive care unit (ICU).

Design: An unplanned cohort study.

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There is increasing recognition of the need for collaboration between oncologists, acute physicians and specialists to improve the quality of care and outcomes of acutely unwell patients with cancer. At The Christie, a tertiary oncology hospital, a model has been developed to deliver acute medical and specialty support services. This delivers, among many things, a consultant-led acute medical ward round on weekdays.

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Purpose: Neutropenic sepsis is a time-dependent emergency with early interventions shown to improve outcomes. Broad spectrum intravenous antibiotic administration is the initial therapy in patients with suspected neutropenic sepsis. Compliance with early antibiotic administration in febrile neutropenia patients is poor.

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