Predictors of mortality of pediatric cancer patients admitted to the intensive care unit in a low-middle-income country
Pediatric cancer patients admitted to the ICU in LMICs have a high mortality rate, which confirms the need for targeted strategies to improve outcomes in this vulnerable population. Key approaches suggested by our research include early cancer diagnosis, optimized identification of early warning signs of critical illness, and decreasing sepsis-related mortalities by strict infection control, early diagnosis, and antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Authors
- Ali Mostafa
- Youssef Madney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0511-1562)
- Rana Helmy
- Alaa M. Elhaddad
- Mohamed Kamal
- Reham Khedr
- Mark W. Kieran
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
- Cancer Institute (WIA) (IN)
- Cancer Research And Biostatistics (US)
- Children Cancer Hospital (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1720257
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00