Table 2.
Primary reason for incident hospitalization during chemotherapy. N = 65 patients.
| Reason for hospitalization | n |
|---|---|
| Infection with or without neutropenia, n (%) | 26 (40.0%) |
| Infection with normal ANC | 14 |
| Infection without normal ANC | 6 |
| Fever/infection | 6 |
| Gastrointestinal disorders, n (%) | 12 (18.5%) |
| Bowel perforation | 1 |
| Constipation | 2 |
| Dehydration/syncope/diarrhea | 1 |
| Diarrhea | 2 |
| Gastrointestinal toxicity | 1 |
| Nausea | 4 |
| Vomiting | 1 |
| Cardiovascular, n (%) | 7 (10.8%) |
| Cardiac ischemia/infarction | 1 |
| Cardiac troponin elevated | 1 |
| Cerebrovascular ischemia | 1 |
| Supraventricular arrythmia | 2 |
| Hypotension | 1 |
| Cardiopulmonary arrest/atrial fibrillation | 1 |
| Dehydration, n (%) | 7 (10.8%) |
| Dehydration | 6 |
| Dehydration/infection with normal ANC | 1 |
| Thrombosis, n (%) | 4 (6.2%) |
| Thrombosis/embolism | 2 |
| Thrombosis/embolism, infection with normal ANC | 1 |
| Pulmonary embolism, CNS cerebrovascular ischemia | 1 |
| Respiratory, n (%) | 2 (3.1%) |
| Bronchospasm | 1 |
| Pulmonary/upper respiratory, other | 1 |
| Bleeding, n (%) | 4 (6.2%) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 |
| Hemorrhage | 3 |
| Neuropathy, n (%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Other (hypokalemia), n (%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Unknown, n (%) | 1 (1.5%) |
Abbreviations: ANC, absolute neutrophil count; CNS, central nervous system.