"Low-risk" prediction rule for pediatric oncology patients presenting with fever and neutropenia.
Klaassen R, Goodman T, Pham B, Doyle J. "Low-risk" prediction rule for pediatric oncology patients presenting with fever and neutropenia. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 1012-9. PMID: 10694551, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.5.1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest X-rayAbnormal chest X-rayPediatric oncology outpatientsTime of presentationHigh-risk groupClinical prediction ruleLow-risk groupMonocyte countOncology outpatientsPrediction ruleAggressive initial therapyEpisodes of feverPediatric oncology patientsSignificant bacterial infectionsBone marrow diseaseNegative predictive valueInitial therapyNeutropenia episodesOncology patientsMarrow diseaseLower riskNeutropeniaInitial examinationFeverPredictive value