Table 3 Cancer type and treatment by admission quartile for adults presenting to the emergency department

Primary active cancer

Do not know

4 (2%)

5 (3%)

5 (1%)

3 (1%)

Hematologic

38 (15%)

24 (15%)

50 (14%)

42 (13%)

Solid

208 (82%)

128 (81%)

294 (84%)

266 (85%)

Missing

4 (2%)

1 (1%)

1 (0%)

2 (1%)

0.966

Cancer-related therapies within previous 30 days

No

83 (33%)

35 (22%)

103 (29%)

73 (23%)

Yes

166 (65%)

123 (78%)

246 (70%)

238 (76%)

Missing

5 (2%)

0 (0%)

1 (0%)

2 (1%)

0.139

Traditional chemotherapy

No

155 (61%)

75 (47%)

208 (59%)

142 (45%)

Yes

99 (39%)

83 (53%)

142 (41%)

171 (55%)

0.001

Targeted drug therapy

No

205 (81%)

133 (84%)

285 (81%)

274 (88%)

Yes

49 (19%)

25 (16%)

65 (19%)

39 (12%)

0.341

Systemic corticosteroids

No

229 (90%)

135 (85%)

299 (85%)

268 (86%)

Yes

25 (10%)

23 (15%)

51 (15%)

45 (14%)

0.718

Radiotherapy

No

237 (93%)

136 (86%)

320 (91%)

274 (88%)

Yes

17 (7%)

22 (14%)

30 (9%)

39 (12%)

0.004

Surgery for cancer

No

225 (89%)

143 (91%)

327 (93%)

295 (94%)

Yes

29 (11%)

15 (9%)

23 (7%)

18 (6%)

0.202

None of the above

No

254 (100%)

157 (99%)

345 (99%)

311 (99%)

Yes

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

5 (1%)

2 (1%)

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Do you have a living will or advance directive?

Do not know

11 (4%)

12 (8%)

34 (10%)

12 (4%)

No

106 (42%)

80 (51%)

157 (45%)

152 (49%)

Yes

132 (52%)

65 (41%)

158 (45%)

147 (47%)

Missing

5 (2%)

1 (1%)

1 (0%)

2 (1%)

0.175

Do you currently receive care services?

No

180 (71%)

147 (93%)

320 (91%)

280 (89%)

Yes

18 (7%)

10 (6%)

27 (8%)

31 (10%)

Missing

56 (22%)

1 (1%)

3 (1%)

2 (1%)

0.879

Do you currently receive hospice care?

No

243 (96%)

154 (97%)

340 (97%)

307 (98%)

Yes

4 (2%)

3 (2%)

9 (3%)

4 (1%)

Missing

7 (3%)

1 (1%)

1 (0%)

2 (1%)

0.673