Azoulay, Elie.

Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Hematological Malignancies [electronic resource] / edited by Elie Azoulay. - XIX, 827p. 161 illus., 63 illus. in color. online resource.

Preamble and Introduction.-Epidemiology -- Diagnostic Strategy in Hematologic Malignancies Patients -- Lung Infections in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.-Noninfectious Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies -- Treatment and Difficult Decisions in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.-Pearls that You Should be Aware of.-Post Face.

The number of patients treated for hematological malignancies is increasing steadily. To obtain the highest possible cure rates, aggressive treatments have been introduced, including high-dose chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, and targeted therapies. As a result, overall and disease-free survival rates have improved substantially; however, this has been achieved at the price of life-threatening toxic and infectious complications that chiefly target the lung. This book provides clinicians caring for patients with hematological malignancies with detailed, up-to-date information on all relevant aspects of pulmonary involvement. Individual sections are devoted to epidemiology, diagnostic strategy, lung infections, non-infectious pulmonary involvement, and treatment, including decision making in patients with acute respiratory failure. Each of these sections contains a number of chapters, all written by leading international experts. In addition, the reader’s attention is drawn to important "pearls" relating to each condition.

9783642157424

10.1007/978-3-642-15742-4 doi


Medicine.
Critical care medicine.
Hematology.
Emerging infectious diseases.
Pneumology.
Oncology.
Medicine & Public Health.
Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
Hematology.
Oncology.
Infectious Diseases.
Pneumology/Respiratory System.

RC86-88.9

616.028

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