Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Discharge ANC<500/μL |
Discharge ANC>500/μL |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | N=26 | N=23 | |
| Median ANC @ discharge | 0.13 (range 0–0.45) | 1.47 (range 0.61–13.57) | |
| Median age (yrs) | 55 (range 20–67) | 51 (range 18–70) | |
| ECOG performance status @ admission for NF | |||
| 0–2 | 22 (84.6%) | 16 (69.6%) | |
| 3–4 | 4 (15.4%) | 7 (30.4%) | |
| Median # days inpatient prior to initial discharge | |||
| 7 (range 3–60) | 10 (range 4–57) | ||
| In/Entering CR | |||
| YES | 16 (61.5%) | 19 (82.6%) | |
| NO | 10 (38.5%) | 4 (17.4%) | |
| Infections prompting first NF admission | |||
| Pneumonia | 3 (11.5%) | 3 (13%) | |
| GNB | 3 (11.5%) | 2 (8.7%) | |
| Other | 20 (77%) | 18 (78.3%) | |
| Re-admission | 9 (35%) | 4 (17%) | (p=0.24) |
| Re-admission to ICU | 2 (8%) | 3 (13%) | (p=0.64) |
| Death | 1 (4%) | 0 | |