Saman Hewamana, Thurairajah Skandarajah, Chathuri Jayasinghe, Samadhi Deshapriya, Dilip Gayashan, Natasha Peiris, Mahesh Harischandra, Prasanna Gunasena, Gnani Somasundaram, Vadivelu Srinivasan, Surjit Somiah, Chandana Wickramarathna, Sangeetha Hewawasam, Jayantha Balawardena, Gehan Arseculeratne, Rohini Wadanamby, Geethani Galagoda, Bandula Wijesiriwardana
PURPOSE: Sepsis is the main cause of nonrelapse mortality, and there are no published data on applicability of supportive care protocols from high-income countries such as Sri Lanka. The aim of the study was to investigate management and mortality of neutropenic episodes among Hemato-Oncology patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics, management, morbidity, and mortality of neutropenic Hemato-Oncology patients presented to the Lanka Hospital Blood Cancer Centre from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 was performed...
March 2024: JCO global oncology