What are the factors that cause emergency home visit in home medical care in Japan?
Kaku KurodaTaro MiuraShota KuroiwaMoe KurodaNaoko KobayashiKeiichiro KitaPublished in: Journal of general and family medicine (2020)
The factors associated with frequency of EHV because of fever or all chief complaints were urinary catheter use, central venous port use, and higher care-needed level. As for dyspnea, they were lung cancer and home oxygen use. Our study suggests that the burdens on medical staffs, patients, and their families can be reduced through recognizing these risk factors.