[The attempt to standardize treatment protocols for cancer-related hypercalcemia: developing a data-based flowchart].
We developed a flowchart for the treatment of cancer-related hypercalcemia based on the review of previous reports. The treatment protocols were standardized in each group of four different ranges of serum calcium concentration (< 12, 12-14, 14-16, < 16 mg/dl). In each Ca range, specific treatment was adjusted according to the clinical evaluation of symptoms and progression of illness of the patients.
Shimada
Akira
A
Tohoku University Hospital Palliative Care Center.
Nakaho
Toshimichi
T
Yazaki
Ken
K
Ohara
Takeshi
T
Kikuchi
Nobutaka
N
Watanabe
Hidekazu
H
Yamanaka
Hiroyuki
H
Takahashi
Masahiko
M
Yamamuro
Makoto
M
D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis; D012985:Software Design
D004164:Diphosphonates; D002118:Calcium