Why do cancer patients die in the emergency department?: an analysis of 283 deaths in NC EDs.
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Leak, A; Mayer, DK; Wyss, A; Travers, D; Waller, A
Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care
March 2013
Emergency department (ED) visits are made by cancer patients for symptom management, treatment effects, oncologic emergencies, or end of life care. While most patients prefer to die at home, many die in health care institutions. The purpose of this study is to describe visit characteristics of cancer patients who died in the ED and their most common chief complaints using 2008 ED visit data from the North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT). Of the 37,760 cancer-related ED visits, 283 resulted in death. For lung cancer patients, 104 died in the ED with 70.9% dying on their first ED visit. Research on factors precipitating ED visits by cancer patients is needed to address end of life care needs.
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The American journal of hospice & palliative care
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EISSN
1938-2715
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1049-9091
Publication Date
March 2013
Volume
30
Issue
2
Start / End Page
178 / 182
Related Subject Headings
- North Carolina
- Neoplasms
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung Neoplasms
- Humans
- Gerontology
- Female
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Aged, 80 and over
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Leak, A., Mayer, D. K., Wyss, A., Travers, D., & Waller, A. (2013). Why do cancer patients die in the emergency department?: an analysis of 283 deaths in NC EDs. The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, 30(2), 178–182. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909112445306
Leak, Ashley, Deborah K. Mayer, Annah Wyss, Debbie Travers, and Anna Waller. “Why do cancer patients die in the emergency department?: an analysis of 283 deaths in NC EDs.” The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care 30, no. 2 (March 2013): 178–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909112445306.
Leak A, Mayer DK, Wyss A, Travers D, Waller A. Why do cancer patients die in the emergency department?: an analysis of 283 deaths in NC EDs. The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 2013 Mar;30(2):178–82.
Leak, Ashley, et al. “Why do cancer patients die in the emergency department?: an analysis of 283 deaths in NC EDs.” The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, vol. 30, no. 2, Mar. 2013, pp. 178–82. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1049909112445306.
Leak A, Mayer DK, Wyss A, Travers D, Waller A. Why do cancer patients die in the emergency department?: an analysis of 283 deaths in NC EDs. The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 2013 Mar;30(2):178–182.
Published In
The American journal of hospice & palliative care
DOI
EISSN
1938-2715
ISSN
1049-9091
Publication Date
March 2013
Volume
30
Issue
2
Start / End Page
178 / 182
Related Subject Headings
- North Carolina
- Neoplasms
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung Neoplasms
- Humans
- Gerontology
- Female
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Aged, 80 and over