ReviewThe western journal of emergency medicine2021
Cancer-related Emergency Department Visits: Comparing Characteristics and Outcomes.
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- Systematic Review of Interventions to Optimize Emergency Department Care of Patients with Cancer.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Drivers of Emergency Department Use Among Oncology Patients in the Era of Novel Cancer Therapeutics: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Self-Management of Symptoms and Quality of Life for Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Emergency Department Visits after Radiotherapy in Patients with Solid Malignancies: Analysis of Causality and Severity.Oncology · 2026Article
- Impact of Boarding Time on In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Presenting to an Oncologic Emergency Department of a Comprehensive Cancer Center.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 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
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- Use of mobile app "SUPPORT+" to enhance community palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: A prospective study.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- Health Care Use Among Cancer Patients With Diabetes, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2017-2020.Preventing chronic disease · 2024Article
- Health-related quality of life by veterans RAND 12 and healthcare resource utilization in cancer patients with sleep disorders: insights from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Intracranial and Blood Pressure Variability and In-Hospital Outcomes in Intracranial Device-Monitored Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.Neurocritical care · 2023Article
- Retrospective study of cancer patients' predictive factors of care in a large, Hungarian tertiary care centre.BMJ open · 2023Observational
- Lung cancer in the emergency department.Emergency cancer care · 2023Review
- Reasons for Emergency Department Visit, Outcomes, and Associated Factors of Oncologic Patients at Emergency Department of Jimma University Medical Centre.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2022Article
- Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults with 72-Hour Emergency Department Returns: A Retrospective Cohort Study Developing the Rec-FLASH Score.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingObservational
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Abstract
introductionThere is increasing appreciation of the challenges of providing safe and appropriate care to cancer patients in the emergency department (ED). Our goal here was to assess which patient characteristics are associated with more frequent ED revisits.
methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of all ED visits in California during the 2016 calendar year using data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. We defined revisits as a return visit to an ED within seven days of the index visit. For both index and return visits, we assessed various patient characteristics, including age, cancer type, medical comorbidities, and ED disposition.
resultsAmong 12.9 million ED visits, we identified 73,465 adult cancer patients comprising 103,523 visits that met our inclusion criteria. Cancer patients had a 7-day revisit rate of 17.9% vs 13.2% for non-cancer patients. Cancer patients had a higher rate of admission upon 7-day revisit (36.7% vs 15.6%). Patients with cancers of the small intestine, stomach, and pancreas had the highest rate of 7-day revisits (22-24%). Cancer patients younger than 65 had a higher 7-day revisit rate than the elderly (20.0% vs 16.2%).
conclusionIn a review of all cancer-related ED visits in the state of California, we found a variety of characteristics associated with a higher rate of 7-day ED revisits. Our goal in this study was to inform future research to identify interventions on the index visit that may improve patient outcomes.
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