Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cancer Pain Placed in an Emergency Department Observation Unit

Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cancer Pain Placed in an Emergency Department Observation Unit

Pain remains an undertreated complication of cancer, with poor pain control decreasing patients’ quality of life. Traditionally, patients presenting to an emergency department with pain have only had two dispositions available to them: hospitalization or discharge. A third emerging healthcare enviro...

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Main Authors: Pavitra Parimala Krishnamani, Aiham Qdaisat, Monica Kathleen Wattana, Demis N. Lipe, Marcelo Sandoval, Ahmed Elsayem, Maria Teresa Cruz Carreras, Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, Patrick S. Chaftari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
pain
cancer
observation unit
clinical decision unit
oncology
emergency medicine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/23/5871

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