Emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations among older patients with brain metastases: a dual population- and institution-level analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older patients with brain metastases (BrM) commonly experience symptoms that prompt acute medical evaluation. We characterized emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient hospitalizations in this population.

Methods

We identified 17 789 and 361 Medicare enrollees diagnosed with BrM using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database (2010-2016) and an institutional database (2007-2016), respectively. Predictors of ED visits and hospitalizations were assessed using Poisson regression.

Results

The institutional cohort averaged 3.3 ED visits/1.9 hospitalizations per person-year, with intracranial disease being the most common reason for presentation/admission. SEER-Medicare patients averaged 2.8 ED visits/2.0 hospitalizations per

SUBMITTER: Lamba N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527853 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature