2012
DOI: 10.4149/bll_2012_069
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The feasibility of an early hospital discharge following chemotherapy for the acute myeloid leukemia

Abstract: Objective: The hospitalization of the patient during the critical myelosuppressive period after chemotherapy is often complicated by infections caused by nosocomial pathogens, what is associated with a high antibiotics consumption and with prolongation of the period of hospitalization. These fi ndings have led many centres to change their policy from "in-hospital" to "out-hospital care". In this retrospective study we tried, on the basis of our experiences, to identify the feasibility and safety of this approa… Show more

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“…Over time, early hospital discharge of AML patients who receive post-remission “consolidation” chemotherapy has become routine in both academic and community healthcare centers, with several studies suggesting the feasibility and safety, as well as the cost-effectiveness, of this practice [12,15,22,23]. Admittedly, while some consolidation regimens may produce a duration of cytopenias similar to remission induction therapies, the infection risk is likely higher in patients with active leukemia than those who already have achieved remission [24].…”
Section: Previous Experiencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Over time, early hospital discharge of AML patients who receive post-remission “consolidation” chemotherapy has become routine in both academic and community healthcare centers, with several studies suggesting the feasibility and safety, as well as the cost-effectiveness, of this practice [12,15,22,23]. Admittedly, while some consolidation regimens may produce a duration of cytopenias similar to remission induction therapies, the infection risk is likely higher in patients with active leukemia than those who already have achieved remission [24].…”
Section: Previous Experiencementioning
confidence: 99%
“…En caso de precisar de un reingreso, la duración de éste se ve reducida casi en un 50% por la posibilidad de continuar el tratamiento y el manejo clínico en el domicilio en cuanto se comprueba la estabilidad clínica del paciente. Aunque la tasa de reingreso en el GsA es algo superior a la descrita en la literatura (20), la reducción es en cualquier caso tan significativa como para obtener un NNT de 1,2. Más allá de la influencia de otros factores, parece que la necesidad de reingreso debería estar vinculada con variables asociadas al propio programa en el sentido de que las cifras observadas son muy similares, e inferiores en cualquier caso al 10%, a las publicadas previamente por nuestro grupo (8) en el manejo de pacientes atendidos en domicilio tras un procedimiento de alta complejidad como el trasplante autólogo de progenitores hematopoyéticos.…”
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“…Para reducir tanto la incidencia como la gravedad de las complicaciones, esta atención se realiza habitualmente en régimen de ingreso hospitalario donde se instauran medidas profilácticas de alta eficacia como son el uso de habitaciones individuales, preferentemente aquellas dotadas de aire filtrado de alta eficiencia (HEPA) y la instauración de antibioterapia y terapia antifúngica profiláctica (17). Aunque podemos considerar que el manejo en régimen de ingreso hospitalario durante la fase de inducción es la práctica común en la gran mayoría de las unidades de hematología, en las últimas dos décadas se han comunicado experiencias de manejo ambulatorio durante el periodo de aplasia que se produce tras los ciclos de consolidación (18,19,20).…”
Section: Manejo Clínico De La Leucemia Aguda Mieloideunclassified
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