Non-Neutropenic Sepsis in Cancer Patients: The Luminal Obstruction Syndrome

• 作者: Dóra Füzi Tamás Kullmann Tamás Pintér
• 来源期刊: 癌症治疗(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: SEPSIS BILIARY SEPSIS UROSEPSIS Bronchogenic SEPSIS Solid Cancer
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（10）
• 页码范围: 789-795
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Background: Neutropenic sepsis is a frequent complication of cytotoxic chemotherapy delivered for cancer patients. Its management is well determined by clinical guidelines. Non-neutropenic sepsis is another potential complication in cancer patients. Its management is less established in the medical literature. Materials and Methods: Three cases are presented to illustrate favourable evolution of non-neutropenic biliary-, uro- and bronchogenic-sepsis in cancer patients with poor prognosis. Results: All three patients had a survival over six months after the management of the septic complication. Two of them received subsequent systemic anticancer treatment. Conclusions: Survival benefit offered by the management of cancer-related non-neutropenic sepsis may be comparable to the benefit obtained by systemic anticancer treatments. Cost-effectiveness of sepsis management may be better than that of anticancer treatments.