Cancer patients as frequent attenders in emergency departments: A national cohort study.

Ting-Hway WongZheng Yi LauWhee Sze OngKelvin Bryan TanYu Jie WongMohamad FaridMelissa Ching Ching TeoAlethea Chung Pheng YeeHai V NguyenMarcus Eng Hock OngN Gopalakrishna Iyer

Published in: Cancer medicine (2018)

There are cancer-specific factors contributing to ED frequent attendance. Additional resources should be allocated to support high-risk groups and prevent unnecessary ED use.

Keyphrases

emergency department
papillary thyroid
squamous cell
quality improvement
squamous cell carcinoma
young adults