Emergency department use before cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study
Emergency department use is common before cancer diagnosis, with about one-third of patients with cancer in Ontario using the emergency department before diagnosis. Understanding why patients visit the emergency department before cancer diagnosis is important, particularly for patients who live in rural or marginalized areas, or those who have specific cancer types.
Authors
- Sheldon Cheskes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-3074)
- Bjug Borgundvaag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6426-824X)
- Rachel Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5693-1301)
- Andrew J. Calzavara
- Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-3688)
- Rinku Sutradhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-6042)
- Shelley L. McLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-6307)
- Rohit Mohindra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1596-6778)
- Kerstin de Wit
- David W. Savage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2837-3127)
- Keerat Grewal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-1371)
- Howard Ovens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-9795)
- Jonathan Irish
- Monika K. Krzyzanowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5533-7418)
- Cameron Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3059-7712)
- Antoine Eskander
Institutions
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240952
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.06