EPICANCER-Cancer Patients Presenting to the Emergency Departments in France: A Prospective Nationwide Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to estimate the prevalence of cancer patients who presented to Emergency Departments (EDs), report their chief complaint and identify the predictors of 30-day all-cause mortality.

Patients and methods

we undertook a prospective, cross-sectional study during three consecutive days in 138 EDs and performed a logistic regression to identify the predictors of 30-day mortality in hospitalized patients.

Results

A total of 1380 cancer patients were included. The prevalence of cancer patients among ED patients was 2.8%. The most frequent reasons patients sought ED care were fatigue (16.6%), dyspnea (16.3%), gastro-intestinal disorders (15.1%), trauma (13.0%), fever (12.5%) and neurological disorders (12.5%). Patients were admitted to the hospital in 64.9%

SUBMITTER: Peyrony O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7291158 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature