Patterns and Results of Triage Advice Before Emergency Department Visits Made by Patients With Cancer.

Arthur S HongHannah ChangD Mark CourtneyHannah FullingtonSimon J Craddock LeeJohn W SweetenhamEthan A Halm

Published in: JCO oncology practice (2021)

Although patients self-referred for six of every 10 ED visits, self-referred visits were not more severe. When patients called for advice, clinicians regularly recommended the ED. More should be done to understand barriers that patients and clinicians experience when trying to access non-ED acute care.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
palliative care
patient reported outcomes
early onset
electronic health record