Epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related emergency department visits of older patients living with cancer in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to investigate the demographic characteristics, common chief complaints, and diagnosis of geriatric cancer-related emergency department (ED) visits and trends of ED outcomes. This retrospective observational study included all ED visits in South Korea between 2016 and 2020. The study population was older people ≥ 65 years living with cancer who visited ED with cancer-related problems. The demographics, common diagnoses, and ED outcomes were investigated. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate factors associated with mortality. Geriatric cancer-related ED (GCED) visits were 746,416 cases over 5 years. The proportion of older adults among cancer-related ED visits increased from 50.1% in 2016 to 55.3% in 2020. The proportion of the "oldest old" (≥ 85

SUBMITTER: Ko JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807093 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature