2020
DOI: 10.1111/imj.14464
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Management of neutropenic fever in a private hospital oncology unit

Abstract: Background Neutropenic fever is a medical emergency, which poses a significant morbidity and mortality risk to cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. National guidelines recommend that patients presenting with suspected neutropenic fever receive appropriate intravenous antibiotics within 60 min of admission. Aim We aimed to investigate the management of neutropenic fever in a large private oncology centre. Methods A retrospective audit of all patients who presented to St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, in the … Show more

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“…In a prior audit at our centre, we identified poor adherence to time-to-treatment targets as described in FN guidelines. 8 We have reaudited outcomes following several interventions where we found an improvement in timeliness of antibiotic delivery. Nonetheless, the rate of patients receiving antibiotics within 60 minutes was still low at 45%.…”
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confidence: 93%
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“…In a prior audit at our centre, we identified poor adherence to time-to-treatment targets as described in FN guidelines. 8 We have reaudited outcomes following several interventions where we found an improvement in timeliness of antibiotic delivery. Nonetheless, the rate of patients receiving antibiotics within 60 minutes was still low at 45%.…”
Section: Dovepressmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Inclusion criteria were: patients with a diagnosis of solid organ malignancy treated by chemotherapy that was causative of or contributed to neutropenia (granulocyte count <0.5×10^9 cells/L or is expected to decrease to <0.5×10^9 cells/L over the next 48 hours), temperature greater than 38C (documented by the patient or medical/nursing staff), and age greater than or equal to 18 years. 8 Cases were excluded if admission was primarily related to reasons other than neutropenic fever or if patient management during admission may have been impacted by an alternative diagnosis. Data were extracted from the hospital medical records and included; patient demographics (Table 1), time to antibiotic, name of antibiotic used, duration of antibiotics, clinical parameters and inhospital mortality.…”
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