2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

How are you managing febrile neutropenia ? Definition: fever > 38.0 ° C and neutrophil < 500/mm3

Tricks with head and neck cancer: - No severe neutropenia

Fever not all time present: silent aspiration - pneumonia (monitore C-reactive protein)

Treatment:

- Monotherapy, Antiobiotic IV in the hospital - Cover anaeobic bacteria - Tazobactam +piperacilline - Local pathogenes (screening)

03/01/13