Table 2 Top 15 chief complaints following geriatric cancer-related emergency department visits based on the age group.
Total | 65–74 | 75–84 | ≥ 85 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief complaints | N | % | Chief complaints | N | % | Chief complaints | N | % | Chief complaints | N | % |
Abdominal pain | 88,781 | 11.9 | Abdominal pain | 43,341 | 12.2 | Dyspnea | 37,282 | 12.1 | Dyspnea | 10,354 | 12.8 |
Dyspnea | 83,666 | 11.2 | Fever | 38,926 | 10.9 | Abdominal pain | 36,202 | 11.7 | Abdominal pain | 9238 | 11.4 |
Fever | 72,316 | 9.7 | Dyspnea | 36,030 | 10.1 | Fever | 27,487 | 8.9 | General weakness | 6714 | 8.3 |
General weakness | 50,730 | 6.8 | General weakness | 21,497 | 6.0 | General weakness | 22,519 | 7.3 | Fever | 5903 | 7.3 |
Dizziness | 13,450 | 1.8 | Abdominal distension | 7046 | 2.0 | Dizziness | 5481 | 1.8 | Hematuria | 1530 | 1.9 |
Abdominal distension | 12,768 | 1.7 | Dizziness | 6695 | 1.9 | Abdominal distension | 4825 | 1.6 | Melena | 1301 | 1.6 |
Vomiting | 10,950 | 1.5 | Vomiting | 5213 | 1.5 | Vomiting | 4498 | 1.5 | Dizziness | 1274 | 1.6 |
Melena | 9185 | 1.2 | Diarrhea | 4469 | 1.3 | Hematuria | 4131 | 1.3 | Vomiting | 1239 | 1.5 |
Hematuria | 9070 | 1.2 | Chest pain | 4135 | 1.2 | Melena | 3856 | 1.2 | Hematochezia | 1236 | 1.5 |
Diarrhea | 8494 | 1.1 | Epigastric pain | 4077 | 1.1 | Hematochezia | 3631 | 1.2 | Jaundice | 1204 | 1.5 |
Hematochezia | 8390 | 1.1 | Melena | 4028 | 1.1 | Chest pain | 3436 | 1.1 | Hematemesis | 969 | 1.2 |
Chest pain | 8359 | 1.1 | back pain | 3631 | 1.0 | Epigastric pain | 3354 | 1.1 | Abdominal distension | 897 | 1.1 |
Epigastric pain | 8217 | 1.1 | Hematochezia | 3523 | 1.0 | Jaundice | 3341 | 1.1 | Chest pain | 788 | 1.0 |
Jaundice | 7468 | 1.0 | Hematuria | 3409 | 1.0 | Diarrhea | 3285 | 1.1 | Epigastric pain | 786 | 1.0 |
Back pain | 7257 | 1.0 | Hematemesis | 3276 | 0.9 | Back pain | 2996 | 1.0 | Diarrhea | 740 | 0.9 |
Total | 746,416 | 100.0 | Total | 356,641 | 100.0 | Total | 308,986 | 100.0 | Total | 80,789 | 100.0 |
