TABLE I.
Demographics for patients seen in the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program (rrrp), 2008–2012
| Variable | Valuea |
|---|---|
| Source of referral [n (%)] | |
| Previously seen, reviewed for new reasons | 1116 (40.73) |
| New to the rrrp | 1069 (39.01) |
| Previously seen, returning for follow-up | 555 (20.26) |
| Age (years), n =2741 | |
| Mean | 62.4±12.9 |
| Median | 64 |
| Range | 20–95 |
| Sex [n (%)] | |
| Women | 1284 (46.83) |
| Men | 1458 (53.17) |
| Arrived by ambulance [n (%)] | |
| No | 2093 (77.52) |
| Yes | 607 (22.48) |
| Arrived from [n (%)] | |
| Home | 1900 (70.34) |
| Hospital | 790 (29.25) |
| Nursing facility | 10 (0.37) |
| Other | 1 (0.04) |
| Primary cancer siteb [n (%)] | |
| Lung | 902 (32.93) |
| Breast | 583 (21.29) |
| Prostate | 463 (16.90) |
| Gastrointestinal | 214 (7.81) |
| Unknown | 181 (6.61) |
| Renal cell | 173 (6.32) |
| Genitourinary | 78 (2.85) |
| Skin | 42 (1.53) |
| Gynecologic | 38 (1.39) |
| Head and neck | 14 (0.51) |
| Central nervous system | 6 (0.22) |
| Heterotopic ossification | 3 (0.11) |
| Other | 42 (1.53) |
| kps score, n = 2639 | |
| Mean | 62.6±17.5 |
| Median | 60 |
| Range | 10–100 |
| pps score, n = 2273 | |
| Mean | 61.5±17.8 |
| Median | 60 |
| Range | 10–100 |
| Previous radiation [n (%)] | |
| No | 1450 (54.12) |
| Yes | 1229 (45.88) |
a
Denominator for percentage calculation varies with the number of patients for which the given data item was available.
b
Among 2636 patients, some were treated for more than 1 site. kps = Karnofsky performance status; pps = Palliative Performance Scale.