Open AccessCharacteristics of cancer patients with COVID-19 in a cancer hospital
Author(s) -
Demis N. Lipe,
Ahmed Elsayem,
Maria Teresa Cruz Carreras,
Jomol Thomas,
Adianes Feliciano,
Jenny Ren,
Susan Gaeta,
Eva Rajha,
Elisabet E. Manasanch,
Ed Kheder,
Patricia Brock,
Cielito C. ReyesGibby
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-1447
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , cancer , covid-19 , medical record , lung cancer , retrospective cohort study , demographics , pediatrics , disease , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , demography , psychiatry , sociology
Cancer patients are vulnerable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) given their compromised immune system. The purpose of this study was to describe the presenting symptoms, inpatient stay trajectory, and survival outcomes, for cancer patients infected with COVID-19; who presented to the emergency department (ED) of a single center during the early months of the pandemic.
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