Why the study?
Due to improvements in oncology, more patients require critical care, prompting an investigation into risk factors affecting survival among critically ill patients with solid cancers in the ICU.
Does admission to SICU compared to MICU improve survival in critically ill patients with solid cancer?
Population
1,671 SICU and 3,165 MICU adult patients with solid cancer
Comparison
Surgical ICU vs medical ICU admission
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Follow-up
3-year
Authors
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SICU patients with solid cancer show better survival than MICU; leaves open prospective validation of OASIS/SAPS II for admission decisions.
Does admission to SICU compared to MICU improve survival in critically ill patients with solid cancer?
Critically ill patients with solid cancer admitted to the surgical ICU have better short- and medium-term survival compared to those admitted to the medical ICU, with different prognostic scoring systems performing best in each setting.
Yuan et al. (2021) studied this question.
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