Initial presentation of lung cancer in the emergency department: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines aimed at improving care for lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related death in Canada and worldwide, require accurate knowledge of the diagnostic setting or pathway. We sought to determine how often lung cancer is initially diagnosed through the emergency department.

Methods

We performed a descriptive study that included all cases of primary lung cancer diagnosed in residents of Nova Scotia in 2014. Cancer registry data included diagnostic data and date of death to Aug. 31, 2016. We reviewed linked hospital records, including laboratory and imaging results, to identify the first positive diagnostic study and the route of presentation (emergency department v. other). We evaluated time from diagnosis to death as a function of presentation route usi

SUBMITTER: Suhail A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6404960 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature