Evaluating Cancer Pain Characteristics and Treatment Factors in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To identify patient characteristics and treatment factors of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with cancer-related pain that may affect patient outcomes. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to evaluate adult patients with active cancer, who presented to the ED with a chief complaint of pain between June first, 2012 and January first, 2016. We utilized multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the association of several exposure variables, including disease and demographic characteristics, primary pain site, and treatment methods, on ED disposition and revisit rate. Results: We included 483 patients with active cancer with a chief complaint of pain. Patients with severe pain on arrival tended to be younger than those who

SUBMITTER: Gupta R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9465546 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature