ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
Emergency Department Visits by Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients.
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- Drivers of Emergency Department Use Among Oncology Patients in the Era of Novel Cancer Therapeutics: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Providing Evidence-Based Arabic Educational Resources to Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy in Saudi Arabia.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
- Machine learning predicting acute pain and opioid dose in radiation treated oropharyngeal cancer patients.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The imaging presentation of head and neck oncologic emergencies.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2025Article
- Systematic Review of Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Acute Pain Induced by Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2023Review
- Temporal characterization of acute pain and toxicity kinetics during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. A retrospective study.Oral oncology reports · 2023Article
- Factors impacting posttraumatic growth in head-and-neck cancer patients with oncologic emergencies.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimThis study was conducted to assess the disease status of head-and-neck cancer patients visiting the emergency department (ED) and their reason for presentation. We wanted to analyze if these visits could be avoided by incorporating any changes in our clinical practice.
methodsThis was a retrospective analysis of head-and-neck cancer patients attending the ED at a tertiary care cancer center in 2017. Clinical details were noted from the electronic medical records, and descriptive statistics was calculated. The analysis was performed using SPSS version 21 software.
resultsThree hundred and thirty-nine head-and-neck cancer patients attended the ED. Of these, 80.2% were males and 48.1% of patients had oral cavity cancers. About 37.2% required palliative care treatment. Nearly, 47.2% of patients presented during their initial evaluation period. About 22.7% required hospital admission and only 14.7% required any sort of emergency intervention.
conclusionMajority of visits to ED could have been avoided with better counseling of the patients and their attendants.
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