Emergency Department Use at End of Life Among Cancer Patients

There has been increasing interest in describing emergency department (ED) use by cancer patients at the end of life (EOL) over the past decade. Many consider it to be an indicator of quality of EOL care with endorsement from patients, providers, and healthcare systems. The frequency of ED visits at EOL varies depending on the patients studied, methods used for measurement, and window of observation. Most authors conclude that ED visits at EOL …