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## Aims: To assess current emergency admission pathways for patients with cancer, reasons for admission, subsequent management and patient perceptions of and satisfaction with the care they received. ## Materials and methods: A prospective audit was carried out of emergency admissions of patients with cancer over a 3-month period from the beginning of october to the end of december 2007, collecting data at two time points a week, giving a total of 60 patients. the date, time and place of admission, patient demographics (age, gender) and reasons for admission, diagnosis and care pathway were analysed. questionnaires were completed by a subgroup of 12 patients to assess satisfaction with care. ## Results: The mean age was 63.62 years with a range of 29-85 years. thirty patients were 65 years or older. lung, bowel, breast, prostate and oesophageal cancers were the most prevalent in terms of emergency admissions. admissions were grouped into admission due to cancer progression (30/60), treatment-related reasons (20) or for other medical conditions (10). specialist investigation or management was required by all. twenty-nine patients were admitted to the emergency assessment unit, 27 we

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Author

M. Yates; A. Barrett

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Springer; Elsevier ; Springer-Verlag; W. B. Saunders Co., Ltd.; Springer Verlag; Elsevier BV; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1433-2981)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)