Table 3.
Top 10 reason for emergency department visits and hospital outcomes among patients with cancer-related visits.
| Diagnoses* | Total | ED disposition (%) | In-hospital mortality (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | Ward | ICU | Death | ||
| Pneumonia | 48,839 | 3.6 | 73.4 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 23.9 |
| Gastroenteritis | 37,714 | 2.7 | 50.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| Fever | 36,329 | 2.6 | 53.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Abdominal pain | 33,051 | 2.4 | 49.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Ileus and intestinal obstruction | 28,622 | 2.1 | 78.7 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Agranulocytosis | 26,781 | 2.0 | 79.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Diabetes | 19,327 | 1.4 | 79.3 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 15.6 |
| Dyspnea | 16,171 | 1.2 | 55.9 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 21.1 |
| Pleural effusion | 14,410 | 1.1 | 63.7 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
| Ascites | 14,097 | 1.0 | 27.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
ED emergency department, ICU intensive care unit.
*Pneumonia, J12-18; fever, R50; abdominal pain, R10; ileus and intestinal obstruction, K56; gastroenteritis, A90, K52, K29; agranulocytosis, D70; dyspnea, R06; diabetes, E11-14; pleural effusion, K90-91, C78.2; ascites, R18, C78.6.