Retrospective Chart Review of Emergency Department Patients with Cancer and Non-Neutropenic Fever

Abstract

Increasingly, acute care for cancer patients is occurring in emergency departments (ED). Observational data reveal that approximately 60% of the estimated 4.5 million annual ED visits result in admission. Many of these ED visits are in the setting of a febrile illness. Unfortunately, the current literature provides limited guidance on how to treat non-neutropenic febrile patients with cancer. This report’s objective is to characterize key clinical outcomes of non-neutropenic febrile patients with cancer presenting to an academic, Comprehensive Cancer Center affiliated ED.