Acute respiratory distress syndrome during neutropenia recovery.docVIP

Azoulay and Darmon Critical Care 2010,14:114 /content/14/1/114 COMMENTARY Acute respiratory distress syndrome during neutropenia recovery élie Azoulay* and Michael Darmon See related research by Rhee et al., /content/13/6/R173 Neutropenia recovery occurs silently in the vast Abstract majority of patients. Deterioration of the respiratory status, however, has been reported during resolution of leukopenia [9,10] – that is, 2 to 3 days before and after Acute respiratory failure is a life-threatening complication in cancer patients. During neutropenia, patients are at