A Retrospective Study: When Should We Give Antibiotics to Patients with Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department?

Creative Commons License

Korkut M., SÖYÜNCÜ S., Avci A., Bektas F.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.18, no.4, pp.192-196, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2019.97658
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.192-196
  • Keywords: Febrile neutropenia, mortality, time of antibiotic administration, CANCER-PATIENTS, FEVER, CHEMOTHERAPY, IMPACT, TIME, MANAGEMENT, MORTALITY, SOCIETY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is considered to be one of the most important and potentially life-threatening oncologic diseases in the emergency department. Our study aimed to determine whether there is an effective time for decreasing the mortality at the end of the first month after antibiotic administration.