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Causes of death in a paediatric oncology unit

✍ Scribed by Al-Asiri, R. H. ;Mott, Martin G. ;Oakhill, A.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 428 KB
Volume: 20
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-1532
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950200409

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Abstract

The records of 101 patients (64 males and 37 females) registered at Bristol Children's Hospital who died between January 1986 and December 1989 were reviewed to determine the cause of death. Nineteen patients (19%) died without obtaining remission and 6 (6%) in first remission. Seventy‐six (75%) died after relapse; three during re‐incluction and two in second remission. The causes of death were active disease in 85 patients (84%), active disease and infection (4%), active disease and other factors (4%), infection only (3%), toxic cardiomyopathy (2%), graft versus host disease (2%), and second malignancy (1%). © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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