Predictors of poor outcomes in critically ill patients with hematologic malignancy

Introduction Patients with hematologic malignancy (HM) often require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to organ failure through disease progression or complications of treatment. Although there have been improvements in the prognosis of patients with HM, mortality in this patient population remains high. We sought to describe patient characteristics and determinants of outcomes in a Canadian tertiary care setting.