Journal article
Do patient-reported symptoms predict for emergency department visits? A population-based analysis.
Abstract
6039
Background: Since 2007 in Ontario, Canada, the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) has been routinely used to assess symptoms in cancer patients in both ambulatory and home-care settings. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between individual patient symptoms, and their severity, with the likelihood of an emergency department (ED) visit. Methods: The cohort includes all cancer patients in …
Authors
Barbera LC; Atzema C; Sutradhar R; Seow H; Howell D; Husain A; Sussman J; Earle C; Liu Y; Dudgeon DJ
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 30, No. 15_suppl, pp. 6039–6039
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
May 20, 2012
DOI
10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.6039
ISSN
0732-183X