Risk Factors of Pene et al for Mortality in a Critically Ill Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient

 

Independent risk factors for mortality for all recipients:

(1) mechanical ventilation

(2) elevated bilirubin

(3) corticosteroid therapy for active graft-vs-host disease (GVHD)

 

where:

• Hepatic failure was defined as a total serum bilirubin >= 68 µmol/L (>= 4 mg/dL).

• Mechanical ventilation would indicated respiratory failure.

 

In patients who required mechanical ventilation, the risk of death increased along with the number of organ failures (shock, hepatic failure, etc.).

 

The 1 year survival for a patient who required mechanical ventilation was 11%.