A 65-year-old man presents with acute neutropenic sepsis (temperature 39.2°C, neutrophils 0.1 × 10⁹/L) 10 days after chemotherapy. He has a Hickman

Question

A 65-year-old man presents with acute neutropenic sepsis (temperature 39.2°C, neutrophils 0.1 × 10⁹/L) 10 days after chemotherapy. He has a Hickman line. Blood cultures are drawn. The MASCC risk score is calculated at 15 (low risk ≥21). What does the low MASCC score indicate?

Accepted Answer

A MASCC score  10% complication rate

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MASCC score only applies to paediatric patients as the preferred next management strategy

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Low MASCC means low risk as the preferred next management strategy in this patient

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MASCC score is not used in the UK as the preferred next management strategy in this patient

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He can be managed as an outpatient as the preferred next management strategy in this patient

MASCC Score — SCE Medical Oncology MCQ

A 65-year-old man presents with acute neutropenic sepsis (temperature 39.2°C, neutrophils 0.1 × 10⁹/L) 10 days after chemotherapy. He has a Hickman line. Blood cultures are drawn. The MASCC risk score is calculated at 15 (low risk ≥21). What does the low MASCC score indicate?