BACKGROUND: Inpatient medical oncology has not been properly described in many countries including Turkey. METHODS: We aimed in this article to describe the admissions to a medical oncology inpatient service within a 2-year period with respect to patient characteristics, their malignancies, and outcome of admission. RESULTS: A total of 5305 cancer patients were seen at our hospital, and 779 (14.7%) were hospitalized. The most common reason for admission was chemotherapy administration (81.2%). The median number of hospitalizations was 1 (range, 1-21). The length of stay was between 1 to 189 days with a median of 4 days. Most of the hospitalizations resulted in discharge; few patients died (77 patients; 9.9% of the hospitalized patients and 4.4% of the hospitalizations). CONCLUSIONS: Inpatient care constitutes an important aspect of medical oncology. Given the high rate of hospitalization for chemotherapy administration and the rising cost of inpatient care, it is evident that a shift from inpatient care to outpatient care (day hospital or ambulatory) is urgently needed.
BACKGROUND: Inpatient medical oncology has not been properly described in many countries including Turkey. METHODS: We aimed in this article to describe the admissions to a medical oncology inpatient service within a 2-year period with respect to patient characteristics, their malignancies, and outcome of admission. RESULTS: A total of 5305 cancerpatients were seen at our hospital, and 779 (14.7%) were hospitalized. The most common reason for admission was chemotherapy administration (81.2%). The median number of hospitalizations was 1 (range, 1-21). The length of stay was between 1 to 189 days with a median of 4 days. Most of the hospitalizations resulted in discharge; few patients died (77 patients; 9.9% of the hospitalized patients and 4.4% of the hospitalizations). CONCLUSIONS: Inpatient care constitutes an important aspect of medical oncology. Given the high rate of hospitalization for chemotherapy administration and the rising cost of inpatient care, it is evident that a shift from inpatient care to outpatient care (day hospital or ambulatory) is urgently needed.
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