Decreased hospital stay and significant cost savings after routine use of prophylactic gastrostomy for high-risk patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemoradiotherapy at a tertiary cancer institution

Head and Neck

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 436-442

  Hughes, Brett G M ^a   Jain, Vikram K ^a   Brown, Teresa ^a   Spurgin, Ann Louise ^a   Hartnett, Gemma ^b   Keller, Jacqui ^a   Tripcony, Lee ^a   Appleyard, Mark ^a   Hodge, Robert ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

chemoradiotherapy; head and neck cancer; hospital admission; nutrition support; prophylactic gastrostomy

Indexed keywords

CETUXIMAB; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; TIRAPAZAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874109198     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.22992     Document Type: Article

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