title: The prognostic factors for patients with hematological malignancies admitted to the intensive care unit.
abstract: Owing to the nature of acute illness and adverse effects derived from intensive chemotherapy, patients with hematological malignancies (HM) who are admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) often present with poor prognosis. However, with advances in life-sustaining therapies and close collaborations between hematologists and intensive care specialists, the prognosis for these patients has improved substantially. Many studies from different countries have examined the prognostic factors of these critically ill HM patients. However, there has not been an up-to-date review on this subject, and very few studies have focused on the prognosis of patients with HM admitted to the ICU in Asian countries. Herein, we aim to explore the current situation and prognostic factors in patients with HM admitted to ICU, mainly focusing on studies published in the last 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Yishu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT USA.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Erhua
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013 Hunan China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Asian countries; Hematological malignancies; Intensive care; Prognostic factors