Emergency physicians’ experiences managing patients with a suspected cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study
Physicians experienced several unique challenges in managing patients with a suspected cancer diagnosis in the ED. Overall, the findings of this study suggest these challenges often make the ED a difficult environment in which to deliver a suspected cancer diagnosis.
Authors
- Sheldon Cheskes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-3074)
- Bjug Borgundvaag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6426-824X)
- Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4373-3688)
- Shelley L. McLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-6307)
- Bojana Petrović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-2959)
- Jacqueline L. Bender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-335X)
- Rohit Mohindra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1596-6778)
- Carley Moore
- David W. Savage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2837-3127)
- Keerat Grewal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-1371)
- Kerstin de Wit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2763-6474)
- 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
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- North York General Hospital (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Ottawa Public Health (CA)
- Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Unity Health Toronto
- NOSM University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096506
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76