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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2021

Predictors of Urgent Cancer Care Clinic and Emergency Department Visits for Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer.

Kathleen Decker, Pascal Lambert, Katie Galloway, Oliver Bucher, Marshall Pitz, Benjamin Goldenberg, Harminder Singh, Mark Kristjanson, Tunji Fatoye, Eric J Bow

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathleen DeckerCancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, 675 McDermot Avenue, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0044-7545
Pascal LambertCancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, 675 McDermot Avenue, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Katie GallowayDepartment of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Oliver BucherDepartment of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Marshall PitzCancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, 675 McDermot Avenue, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Benjamin GoldenbergDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, CancerCare Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Harminder SinghCancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, 675 McDermot Avenue, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Mark KristjansonDepartment of Primary Care Oncology, Cancer Care Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Tunji FatoyeDepartment of Primary Care Oncology, Cancer Care Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
Eric J BowDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, CancerCare Manitoba, 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, Canada.
CancerCare Manitoba · CA

Funding

CIHR A02–151563
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2013, CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB) launched an urgent cancer care clinic (UCC) to meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with cancer experiencing acute complications of cancer or its treatment. This retrospective cohort study compared the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with cancer that visited the UCC to those who visited an emergency department (ED) and determined predictors of use. Multivariable logistic mixed models were run to predict an individual's likelihood of visiting the UCC or an ED. Scaled Brier scores were calculated to determine how greatly each predictor impacted UCC or ED use. We found that UCC visits increased up to 4 months after eligibility to visit and then decreased. ED visits were highest immediately after eligibility and then decreased. The median number of hours between triage and discharge was 2 h for UCC visits and 9 h for ED visits. Chemotherapy had the strongest association with UCC visits, whereas ED visits prior to diagnosis had the strongest association with ED visits. Variables related to socioeconomic status were less strongly associated with UCC or ED visits. Future studies would be beneficial to planning service delivery and improving clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

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Emergency Service, HospitalNeoplasmsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesHumansRetrospective StudiesTriageemergency serviceoncologyurgent care clinics

Identifiers

PMID34066855
PMCPMC8161790
OpenAlexW3162354151

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