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. 2022 May;23(5):587–600. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00127-9

Table 3.

Observed 12-month mortality by emergency presentation status and cancer site (liver, pancreatic, lung, and ovarian)

Liver cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Lung cancer
Ovarian cancer
EP Non-EP Abs diff OR (95% CI) EP Non-EP Abs diff OR (95% CI) EP Non-EP Abs diff OR (95% CI) EP Non-EP Abs diff OR (95% CI)
Denmark* 81% 48% 33% 4·59 (3·63–5·80) 81% 60% 21% 2·85 (2·44–3·33) 71% 43% 27% 3·15 (2·94–3·38) 47% 15% 32% 5·10 (4·00–6·50)
Norway 75% 43% 32% 3·98 (3·10–5·10) 84% 57% 27% 4·03 (3·45–4·69) 77% 39% 38% 5·33 (4·95–5·75) 37% 11% 25% 4·56 (3·73–5·58)
England* 84% 52% 32% 4·85 (4·51–5·22) 89% 69% 20% 3·59 (3·37–3·81) 86% 52% 34% 5·70 (5·54–5·87) 54% 19% 35% 4·95 (4·65–5·28)
Northern Ireland* 87% 53% 34% 6·14 (3·91–9·66) 93% 68% 26% 6·69 (4·53–9·87) 90% 56% 34% 7·21 (6·11–8·50) 56% 26% 30% 3·59 (2·62–4·91)
Scotland 80% 44% 36% 5·20 (4·32–6·26) 83% 69% 14% 2·20 (1·85–2·62) 81% 52% 29% 3·84 (3·59–4·11) 49% 21% 28% 3·58 (2·96–4·33)
Wales 84% 53% 31% 4·65 (3·53–6·12) 83% 68% 15% 2·33 (1·88–2·88) 83% 53% 30% 4·31 (3·90–4·76) 40% 16% 25% 3·67 (2·89–4·65)
Alberta 80% 38% 41% 6·32 (4·66–8·59) 85% 64% 21% 3·13 (2·45–4·01) 78% 45% 33% 4·24 (3·80–4·73) 47% 20% 27% 3·50 (2·56–4·80)
Atlantic Canada 83% 52% 31% 4·57 (3·09–6·74) 88% 72% 15% 2·69 (2·01–3·60) 82% 47% 35% 5·10 (4·55–5·71) 63% 23% 39% 5·48 (3·93–7·63)
British Columbia 85% 53% 32% 5·18 (4·05–6·61) 86% 68% 18% 2·89 (2·36–3·54) 82% 45% 37% 5·64 (5·15–6·18) 47% 14% 33% 5·52 (4·33–7·05)
Ontario 72% 38% 34% 4·15 (3·58–4·81) 74% 58% 17% 2·11 (1·88–2·36) 76% 42% 35% 4·50 (4·27–4·75) 48% 15% 33% 5·33 (4·6–6·18)
Saskatchewan-Manitoba 77% 55% 22% 2·75 (1·86–4·06) 84% 69% 16% 2·45 (1·84–3·26) 82% 46% 36% 5·43 (4·76–6·18) 45% 12% 33% 6·00 (4·12–8·74)
New South Wales* 75% 38% 38% 5·02 (4·27–5·90) 77% 57% 20% 2·58 (2·26–2·94) 74% 41% 32% 3·94 (3·68–4·23) 42% 14% 28% 4·46 (3·61–5·50)
Victoria* 72% 36% 36% 4·51 (3·73–5·46) 76% 54% 22% 2·73 (2·32–3·22) 74% 41% 33% 4·17 (3·80–4·59) 37% 12% 26% 4·43 (3·39–5·79)
New Zealand 76% 41% 35% 4·52 (3·54–5·76) 83% 69% 14% 2·21 (1·81–2·72) 77% 45% 32% 4·13 (3·76–4·53) 42% 17% 25% 3·52 (2·75–4·50)

Numerator and denominator data and 95% CIs for proportions and differences are provided in the appendix (pp 61–69). EP=emergency presentation. Abs diff=absolute difference. OR=odds ratio.

*

Narrow operational definition was used.

Broad operational definition was used.