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| Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index for patients with neutropenic fever |
The EBMcalc module Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index for patients with neutropenic fever is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- Burden of illness*
- No hypotension (systolic blood pressure >90 mmHg)
- No chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Solid tumor or hematologic malignancy with no history of previous fungal infections**
- No dehydration requiring parenteral fluids
- Outpatient status at the time of onset of the neutropenic fever syndrome
- Age
References
- Djulbegovic B. A clinical score identified cancer patients with febrile neutropenia at low risk for complications. ACP J Club. 2001 Mar-Apr; 134:76.
- Klastersky J, Paesmans M, Rubenstein EB, et.al. The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer risk index: A multinational scoring system for identifying low-risk febrile neutropenic cancer patients. J Clin Oncol. 2000 Aug;18(16):3038-51. PubMed ID: 10944139
- Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, et al. Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Feb 15;52(4):e56-93. PubMed ID: 21258094
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