Prediction of 90-day mortality risk after unplanned emergency department visits of advanced stage cancer patients
Cancer patients face a high risk for hospitalization when presenting at the ED. The 90MM rate is highest in patients with low BMI and albumin levels. This highlights an especially vulnerable cohort of cancer patients for whom supportive care and palliative care have to be optimized.
Authors
- Georg Jeryczynski
- Thorsten Fuereder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5356-6452)
- Christoph Krall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0721-1797)
- Christoph Minichsdorfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5455-9139)
- Rupert Bartsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4384-6917)
- Dominikus Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3809-0895)
- Matthias Preusser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-2315)
- Sabina Pasalic
- F Cacioppo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-4899)
- Anton N. Laggner
Institutions
- Statistics Austria (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08919-z
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- Medizinische Universität Wien