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Table 3 Criteria for identifying preventable ED visits among patients with cancer

From: Recognizing the emergency department’s role in oncologic care: a review of the literature on unplanned acute care

Panattoni, et al. [23]a

CMS [26]b

Roy et al. [67]c

Anemia

Anemia

 

Appetite loss

 

Appetite loss

Constipation

 

Constipation

Cough

 

Cough

Dehydration

Dehydration

Dehydration

Diarrhea

Diarrhea

Diarrhea

Dyspnea

 

Dyspnea

Dysuria

 

Dysuria

Emesis

Emesis

Emesis

Fatigue

 

Fatigue

Fever

Fever

 

Flushing

 

Hot flashes

Nausea

Nausea

 

Neuropathy

 

Neuropathy

Neutropenia

Neutropenia

 

Pain

Pain

Pain

Pneumonia

Pneumonia

 

Sepsis

Sepsis

 
  

Vomiting

  1. aDiagnosis
  2. bWithin 30 days of outpatient chemotherapy treatment
  3. cComplaints (not diagnosis)