ArticleJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open2021
Emergency department visits among people with cancer: Frequency, symptoms, and characteristics.
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- Anxiety in patients with cancer and emergency department use: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Interventions to Optimize Emergency Department Care of Patients with Cancer.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Understanding oncologic emergencies and related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a systematic review.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Drivers of Emergency Department Use Among Oncology Patients in the Era of Novel Cancer Therapeutics: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2023Pooled it
- Problem-solving skills training in adult cancer survivors: Bright IDEAS-AC pilot study.Cancer treatment and research communications · 2022Trial
- Impact of Oncology Patients' Knowledge and Awareness on Emergency Visits and Hospital Admissions: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
- Impact of an oncology urgent care center on preventable emergency department visits: revisiting lessons from a global pandemic to improve quality of care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Comparative feasibility of reasoning and non-reasoning large language models for gynecologic cancer emergency care.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Spatial-Temporal Trends of Cancer Among Women in Central Serbia, 1999-2021: Implications for Disaster and Public Health Preparedness.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Program: A Social Return on Investment Analysis Value for Money of the Prostate Cancer Specialist Nursing Program.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Investigation of the reasons and frequency of oncology patients over the age of 65 who apply to the emergency department.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary clinician perspectives on avoidable emergency department use by patients during cancer treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-associated Pneumonitis: A Narrative Review.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Review
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- Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Impact of Spousal Mental Illness on Healthcare Utilization Among Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer.Journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Assessing the Economic Impact of Cancer Care: A Study on Out-of-Pocket Expenditures and Utilization in South Korea.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of behavioral activation on depressive symptoms in colorectal cancer patients within a medical environment: the mediating role of physical activity.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
- Emergency Department Use in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Early Survivors from 2006 to 2020.Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · 2024Article
- Race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position in emergency department utilization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.Future oncology (London, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivePeople with cancer are increasingly more likely to visit an emergency department for acute care than the general population. They often have long wait times and more exposure to infection and receive treatment from staff less experienced with cancer-related problems. Our objective was to examine emergency department (ED) visits among people with cancer to understand how often and why they seek care.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of ED visits using the National Syndromic Surveillance Program BioSense Platform. Cancer reported during an ED visit was identified using
resultsOf 97 million ED visits examined, 710,297 (0.8%) were among people with cancer. Percentages were higher among women (50.1%) than men (49.5%) and among adults aged ≥65 years (53.6%) than among those ≤64 years (45.7%). The most common presenting symptoms were pain (19.1%); gastrointestinal (13.8%), respiratory (11.5%), and neurologic (5.3%) complaints; fever (4.9%); injury (4.1%); and bleeding (2.4%). Symptom prevalence differed significantly by cancer type.
conclusionsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encourages efforts to reduce acute care visits among people with cancer. We characterized almost 70% of ED visits among this population.
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