Sepsis as a cause of death among elderly cancer patients: an updated SEER database analysis 2000-2021
Sepsis is a rapid silent killer targeting a vulnerable population. Although it had a declining mortality rate along 10+ years of follow up as the majority die due to other cancer-related and non-cancer-related causes, it still represents a certain threat to elderly cancer patients due to the immunosuppression of cancer treatment regimen and antibiotic resistance. Further studies are encouraged to focus on elderly cancer patients' health care and to intensify infection control measures.
Authors
- A. Ellaithy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-9689)
- Salem Elshenawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8164-4358)
- Hind Elshiekh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5567-6374)
- Bushra Al-Shaikh
- Ibrahim Ellaithy
- Safia Elshennawy
Institutions
- Suez Canal University (EG)
- Cairo University (EG)
- Sana'a University (YE)
- Zagazig University (EG)
- Tanta University (EG)
- Shebin Teaching Hospital (EG)
- Ministry of Health and Population (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000003144
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71