Near-universal hospitalization of US emergency department patients with cancer and febrile neutropenia.

Christopher W BaughMohammad Kamal FaridiEmily L MuellerCarlos A CamargoDaniel J Pallin

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Nearly all cancer-associated ED FN visits in the US end in hospitalization. Inter-hospital variation in hospitalization practices explains 26% of the limited variability in hospitalization decisions. Simple, objective tools are needed to improve risk stratification for ED FN patients.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
primary care
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
adverse drug
peritoneal dialysis
electronic health record