title: Utility of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Risk Index Score as a Criterion for Nonadmission in Febrile Neutropenic Patients with Solid Tumors.
abstract: Febrile neutropenic episodes in patients with solid tumors were identified electronically from 10/1/2008 to 11/15/2010. Inclusion criteria were met in 198 episodes. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the MASCC risk index score vs complications were, respectively, 94%, 29.6%, 57.7%, and 82.9%. An MASCC risk index score of 21 or greater could not be used as a criterion for "no complication/ do not admit." Inability to eat should be an admission criterion.
authors.affiliation: Consultant with Mission Infectious Disease and Infusion Consultants, Inc, in Poway, CA, and a former Infectious Disease Specialist at the San Diego Medical Center. rbitar0304@att.net.
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bitar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D064147:Febrile Neutropenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents