Predictors of short-term mortality in critically ill patients with solid malignancies.

Unlabelled: Admission of cancer patients with serious medical complications to the ICU remains controversial primarily because of the high short-term mortality rates in these patients. However, the cancer patient population is heterogeneous regarding age, underlying conditions, and curability of their disease, suggesting that large variations may occur in the effectiveness of intensive care within this subgroup of critically ill patients.

Objectives: To identify factors predicting 30-day mortality in patients with solid tumors admitted to a medical ICU.