Cancer diagnosed in the Emergency Department of a Regional Health Service

ConclusionReasons for presentation to ED would be multifactorial and include complex cases with coexisting symptoms making diagnosis difficult. The general public appear to have a low level of awareness of alternative primary care services or difficulty accessing such information. Some of the changes towards reducing the number of patients presenting to ED will include patient education.

Source: Australian Journal of Rural Health - February 2, 2016 Category: Rural Health Authors: Margaret J. Rogers, Leigh M. Matheson, Brooke Garrard, Violet Mukaro, Sue Riches, Michael Sheridan, David Ashley, Graham Pitson Tags: Original Research Source Type: research