Observational studyBMC health services research2019
Socio-demographic and disease related characteristics associated with unplanned emergency department visits by cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study.
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Evaluation of the Medidux™ Digital Health Application in Patients With HER2-positive Breast Cancer During Chemotherapy in Combination With HER2-targeted Therapy (Including Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors [TKI]) or an Antibody-drug Conjugate Therapy: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Drivers of Emergency Department Use Among Oncology Patients in the Era of Novel Cancer Therapeutics: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2023Pooled it
- Methodological approaches to measuring the incidence of unplanned emergency department presentations by cancer patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy: a systematic review.BMC medical research methodology · 2022Pooled it
- Unplanned hospital presentations in oncology patients receiving chemotherapy: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial to explore opportunities for improving supportive care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
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- Patterns and outcome of unplanned care in lung cancer patients: an observational study in a medical oncology department.Translational lung cancer research · 2023Article
- Nurse-led emergency department avoidance model of care for patients receiving cancer therapy in the ambulatory setting: a health service improvement initiative.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Retrospective study of cancer patients' predictive factors of care in a large, Hungarian tertiary care centre.BMJ open · 2023Observational
- Optimal care of people with brain cancer in the emergency department: A cross-sectional survey of outpatient perceptions.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Article
- Emergency Department Utilization of Adult Cancer Patient in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study, 2017-2019.Cancer research and treatment · 2022Article
- Main reasons and predictive factors of cancer-related emergency department visits in a Hungarian tertiary care center.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Recognizing the emergency department's role in oncologic care: a review of the literature on unplanned acute care.Emergency cancer care · 2022Review
- Predictors of Urgent Cancer Care Clinic and Emergency Department Visits for Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Article
- Are socio-economic inequalities in breast cancer survival explained by peri-diagnostic factors?BMC cancer · 2021Article
- Evaluation of emergency departments visits in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Hospitalizations and length of stay of cancer patients: A cohort study in the Brazilian Public Health System.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmergency department (ED) presentations made by patients having cancer treatment are associated with worth outcomes. This study aimed to explore the socio-demographic and disease related characteristics associated with ED presentation, frequent ED presentations, and place of discharge for cancer patients receiving systemic cancer therapies in the ambulatory setting.
methodsThis was a single site, retrospective observational cohort design. Hospital data for patients treated in the Day Oncology Unit of a large public tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia between December 2014 and November 2017 were extracted from clinical databases and retrospectively matched to ED attendance records. Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Utilisation provided the conceptual framework for exploring associations between socio-demographic and disease characteristics and ED use.
resultsA total of 2638 individuals were treated in the Day Oncology Unit over the study dates. Of these, 1182 (45%) made an unplanned ED presentation within 28 days of receiving systemic cancer therapy. One hundred and twenty-two (12%) patients attended the ED on two or more occasions within 28 days; while 112 (10%) patients attended the ED four or more times (within 28 days of receiving systemic cancer therapy) within any given 12 month period. Being born outside of Australia was independently related to making an unplanned ED presentation within 28 days of receiving anti-cancer therapy (p < .01) as was being diagnosed with head and neck (p = .03), upper gastrointestinal (p < .001), colorectal (p < .001), lung (p < .001), skin (p < .001) or breast cancer (p = .01).
conclusionsThis study identified a subgroup of cancer patients for whom an ED presentation is more likely. Better understanding of socio-demographic and disease related characteristics associated with the risk of an ED presentation may help inform targeted follow up of patients, to mitigate potentially avoidable ED presentation and optimize outcomes of care.
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