Consensus document on the management of febrile neutropenia in paediatric haematology and oncology patients of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SEIP) and the Spanish Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (SEHOP)
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Date
2023-06Permanent link
https://hdl.handle.net/11351/9722DOI
10.1016/j.anpede.2023.03.010
ISSN
2341-2879
PMID
37268527
Abstract
Febrile neutropenia is one of the main infectious complications experienced by paediatric patients with blood or solid tumours, which, despite the advances in diagnosis and treatment, are still associated with a significant morbidity and mortality. These patients have several risk factors for infection, chief of which are chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, the disruption of cutaneous and mucosal barriers and the use of intravascular devices. Early diagnosis and treatment of febrile neutropenia episodes based on the patient’s characteristics is essential in patients with blood and solid tumours to improve their outcomes. Therefore, it is important to develop protocols in order to optimise and standardise its management. In addition, the rational use of antibiotics, with careful adjustment of the duration of treatment and antimicrobial spectrum, is crucial to address the increase in antimicrobial drug resistance.
The aim of this document, developed jointly by the Spanish Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and the Spanish Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, is to provide consensus recommendations for the management of febrile neutropenia in paediatric oncology and haematology patients, including the initial evaluation, the stepwise approach to its treatment, supportive care and invasive fungal infection, which each facility then needs to adapt to the characteristics of its patients and local epidemiological trends.
Keywords
Neoplasia; Children; Invasive fungal infectionBibliographic citation
Martínez Campos L, Pérez-Albert P, Ferres Ramis L, Rincón-López EM, Mendoza-Palomar N, Soler-Palacin P, et al. Consensus document on the management of febrile neutropenia in paediatric haematology and oncology patients of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SEIP) and the Spanish Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (SEHOP). An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2023 Jun;98(6):446–59.
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