Usability Evaluation of a Noninvasive Neutropenia Screening Device (PointCheck) for Patients Undergoing Cancer Chemotherapy: Mixed Methods Observational Study

Autor: Ganimete Lamaj, Alberto Pablo-Trinidad, Ian Butterworth, Nolan Bell, Ryan Benasutti, Aurelien Bourquard, Alvaro Sanchez-Ferro, Carlos Castro-Gonzalez, Ana Jiménez-Ubieto, Tycho Baumann, Antonia Rodriguez-Izquierdo, Elizabeth Pottier, Anthony Shelton, Joaquin Martinez-Lopez, John Mark Sloan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol 24, Iss 8, p e37368 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1438-8871
DOI: 10.2196/37368
Popis: BackgroundPatients with cancer undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy face an elevated risk of developing serious infection as a consequence of their treatment, which lowers their white blood cell count and, more specifically, their absolute neutrophil count. This condition is known as neutropenia. Neutropenia accompanied by a fever is referred to as febrile neutropenia, a common side effect of chemotherapy with a high mortality rate. The timely detection of severe neutropenia (
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