TY - JOUR
T1 - Supportive care in pediatric oncology
T2 - Oncologic emergencies and management of fever and neutropenia
AU - Henry, Meret
AU - Sung, Lillian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/2/1
Y1 - 2015/2/1
N2 - Advancements in the care of children with cancer have, in part, been achieved through improvements in supportive care. Situations that require prompt care can occur at the time of presentation as well as during treatment. This article discusses the approach to children with fever and neutropenia, a complication encountered daily by care providers, as well as oncologic emergencies that can be seen at the time of a child's initial diagnosis: hyperleukocytosis, tumor lysis syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome, and spinal cord compression.
AB - Advancements in the care of children with cancer have, in part, been achieved through improvements in supportive care. Situations that require prompt care can occur at the time of presentation as well as during treatment. This article discusses the approach to children with fever and neutropenia, a complication encountered daily by care providers, as well as oncologic emergencies that can be seen at the time of a child's initial diagnosis: hyperleukocytosis, tumor lysis syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome, and spinal cord compression.
KW - Cancer
KW - Early signs of childhood cancer
KW - Fever
KW - Infection
KW - Neutropenia
KW - Oncologic emergencies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84915751177&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.09.016
DO - 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.09.016
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25435110
AN - SCOPUS:84915751177
SN - 0031-3955
VL - 62
SP - 27
EP - 46
JO - Pediatric Clinics of North America
JF - Pediatric Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -