Epidemiologic trends in cancer-related emergency department utilization in Korea from 2015 to 2019

It is inevitable for cancer patients to visit the emergency department (ED) for symptoms of cancer itself and various treatment-related complications. As the prevalence of cancer increases along with cancer survival rates, the number of ED visits of cancer patients may increase. This study aimed to...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-11, Vol.11 (1), p.21981-21981, Article 21981
Main Authors: Lee, Sun Young, Ro, Young Sun, Shin, Sang Do, Moon, Sungwoo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Adult
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cancer
Child
Child, Preschool
Colorectal carcinoma
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital
Epidemiology
Female
Fever
Gastroenteritis
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Liver cancer
Lung cancer
Male
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - therapy
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Patients
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Survival
Trends
Young Adult
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Summary:It is inevitable for cancer patients to visit the emergency department (ED) for symptoms of cancer itself and various treatment-related complications. As the prevalence of cancer increases along with cancer survival rates, the number of ED visits of cancer patients may increase. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiologic trends and characteristics of cancer-related ED visits. A cross-sectional study was conducted for all ED visits nationwide between 2015 and 2019. The characteristics of cancer- and non-cancer-related ED visits were compared, and the cancer type and primary reason for ED visits were investigated for cancer-related ED visits. The age- and sex-standardized incidence rate per 100,000 population was calculated. Among 44,983,523 ED visits for 5 years, 1,372,119 (3.1%) were cancer-related. Among cancer-related ED visits, 54.8% led to hospitalization including 5.1% in ICU, and 9.5% died in the hospital. The age- and sex-standardized incidence rates of cancer-related ED visits per 100,000 population increased from 521.8 in 2015 to 642.2 in 2019 (p-for-trends, 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-01571-1