Evaluation of emergency departments visits in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Deniz Can GuvenTaha Koray SahinMelek Seren AksunHakan TabanOktay Halit AktepeNalan Metin AksuMeltem AkkaşMustafa ErmanSaadettin KilickapOmer DizdarSercan Aksoy

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

In this study, almost 40% of ICI-treated patients had ED visits. Collaboration with other specialties like emergency medicine is vital for improving the care of patients receiving immunotherapy.

Keyphrases

emergency medicine
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
emergency department
palliative care
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported