The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index score: Neutropenic fever and provider intuition
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University Honors College Middle Tennessee State University
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study retrospectively applied the Multinational
Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index to examine the
relationship between a provider’s intuition and how the MASCC would have determined
a patient’s course of treatment.
Methods: Patient records from three sites over three years (n=105) were reviewed to
compare their MASCC score to their actual course of treatment, including antibiotics
prescribed, precautions, and other factors.
Results: Although providers were accurate in admitting patients a majority of the time
(58.1%), there is room for improvement for patients need for admittance based on their
risk, a patient’s needs intravenous or oral antibiotics, and their precautions.
Conclusion: Emphasis should be placed on increasing exposure to the MASCC for
provider use so that patients can have increased positive outcomes without risk of further
complications or delay in oncology treatment.