Emergency department use before cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although suspicions of cancer may be raised in patients who visit the emergency department, little is known about emergency department use before a cancer diagnosis. We sought to describe emergency department use among patients in Ontario within the 90 days before confirmed cancer diagnosis and to evaluate factors associated with this emergency department use.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective, population-based study of patients aged 18 years or older who had a confirmed cancer diagnosis in Ontario from 2014 to 2021 using linked administrative databases. The primary outcome was any emergency department visit within 90 days before the cancer diagnosis date. We used multivariable logistic regression to evaluate factors associated with emergency department use, su

SUBMITTER: Grewal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11537696 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature