Resumen

EVANGELISTA, María Silvina et al. Emergency in pediatric cancer patients. Arch. Pediatr. Urug. [online]. 2016, vol.87, n.4, pp.359-373. ISSN 0004-0584.

Survival rates for child cancer have significantly improved in the last decades. However, emergencies in connection with the disease itself or complications arising from the treatment imply a high morbimortality. The health staff at an emergency service needs to identify and treat as early as posible these clinical situations that result in the patient’s risk of life.

Palabras clave : EMERGENCIES; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; HYPERLEUCOCITOSIS; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; NEUTROPENIA.

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