Week 22: Haematology and oncology

Things to consider

• Outcomes from haematological and locally advanced malignancy on critical care

• Important chemotherapy drugs and regimes to be aware of

• Diseases of oncotherapy: TLS, GVHD, etc

• Managing the patient following a BMT

• Sepsis in the immunosuppressed patient

Resources

• ICU management of patients with haematological malignancies (BJAEd, Drs Beed and Levitt)

• Hema-Icu study group review

• British Society of Haematology's guidelines for critical care management

• Acute GVHD and Tumour Lysis Syndrome (LITFL)

• APLM and Tumour Lysis Syndrome (IBCC)

• Anaesthetic implications of chemotherapy (BJAEd)

• Immunotherapy on critical care (IBCC)

• Use of blood components guideline (AAGBI)

• ICU complications of stem cell transplant

• Neutropaenic sepsis (NICE CKS)

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