The risk factors for febrile neutropenia during chemotherapy in children with malignancy
Keywords:
chemotherapy, febrile neutropenia, malignancy in children
Abstract
Background Febrile neutropenia is the most common side effectof myelosuppressive chemotherapy. It is important to identify its
risk factors to decrease the morbidity and mortality of febrile
neutropenia.
Objective To identify whether age, type of malignancy, phase and
dose of chemotherapy, nutritional status, and absolute neutrophyl
count are risk factors for febrile neutropenia.
Methods A hospital-based case control study was conducted at
Hasan Sadikin Hospital from June 2000 to July 2005. Data was
collected from medical records. The case group consisted of
children with malignancy who received chemotherapy and
suffered from febrile neutropenia, while the control group
consisted of children without febrile neutropenia. Chi square and
logistic regression analysis were performed to analyze data using
SPSS for Windows version 13.0.
Results Eighty-seven cases and 94 controls were evaluated.
Analysis showed that malignancy type i.e, hematologic
malignancy, chemotherapy phase, and absolute neutrophyl count
might be the risk factors for febrile neutropenia (OR=4.6, 95%
CI 1.3;16.7, P=0.019; OR=8.1, 95% CI 2.2;30.5, P=0.002; and
OR=1.0, 95% CI 1.003;1.007, P <0.001, respectively), while age,
chemotherapy dose, and nutritional status might not be the risk
factors (median 60, range 6-144, P=0.342; OR=1.9, 95% CI
0.8;4.8, P=0.129; and P=0.798, respectively).
Conclusion Hematologic malignancy, induction phase of
chemotherapy, and absolute neutrophyl count =250/mm 3 are the
risk factors for febrile neutropenia in children with malignancy
who received chemotherapy.
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children presenting with fever in chemotherapy-induced
neutropenia at low-risk for severe bacterial infection. Med
Ped Oncology 2003;41:436-43.
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with fever and neutropenia: a case-control study of predis-
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therapy-dose delivery and reduce the risk of febrile
neuropenia in patients receiving adjuvant therapy: a valida-
tion study. Breast Cancer 2003;5:R114-20.
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febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. Med Ped Oncol
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