Palliative Care Needs and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Advanced Cancer in the Emergency Department.

Older adults with cancer use the emergency department (ED) for acute concerns. Characterize the palliative care needs and clinical outcomes of advanced cancer patients in the ED. A planned secondary data analysis of the Comprehensive Oncologic Emergencies Research Network (CONCERN) data.

Observation unit use among patients with cancer following emergency department visits: Results of a multicenter prospective cohort from CONCERN.

Purpose: Emergency department (ED) visits by patients with cancer frequently end in hospitalization. As concerns about ED and hospital crowding increase, observation unit care may be an important strategy to deliver safe and efficient treatment for eligible patients. In this investigation, we compared the prevalence and clinical characteristics of cancer patients who received observation unit care with those who were admitted to the hospital from the ED.