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  • Use of cancer-related emerg...
    Burki, Talha Khan

    The lancet oncology, October 2017, 2017-10-00, 20171001, Letnik: 18, Številka: 10
    Journal Article

    During the study, the number of emergency department visits for cancer-related complications increased from 3·3 million (2006) to 4·8 million (2012). The most common complications were pneumonia (4·5%), non-specific chest pain (3·7%), urinary tract infections (3·2%), and septicaemia (3·1%), while those most likely to lead to an inpatient admission were septicaemia (98·0%), intestinal blockage (91·2%), and congestive heart failure (90·8%).