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Primary tumour type. CRC = colorectal cancer; CNS = central nervous system; H&N = head and neck; HPB = hepatobiliary; MUO = malignancy of unknown origin; UGI = upper gastrointestinal.
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Types of AOS admissions in April 2019 compared to April 2020.
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April 2019 April 2020 Patient reviews, n 209 141 Median age, years (range) 65 (25–100) 73 (32–98) Male sex, n (%) 90 (43) 82 (58) Ethnicity
Non-white, n (%)
Not stated, n (%)
78 (37)
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55 (39)
2 (1)- Table 2.
Demographics and characteristics of patients with a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 compared with those with a negative test or were not tested
Negative/not tested (n=109) Positive (n=32) Median age, years (range) 72.8 (32–93) 76.1 (52–98) Male, n (%) 57 (52.3) 25 (78.1) Non-white ethnicity, n (%) 40 (36.7) 19 (59.4) SACT within 30 days of admission, n (%) 26 (23.9) 8 (25.0) Died, n (%) 16 (14.7) 15 (46.9) SACT = systemic anti-cancer therapy.
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The recommended review location for patients after contacting the chemotherapy telephone hotline (mean number of patients per day)
Telephone advice only Advised to attend ED Advised to attend GP Advised to attend CAAU Admission to oncology ward April 2019 5.7 3.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 April 2020 7.8 1.5 0.9 1.4 0.5 % change from April 2019 +36.8 –60.5 –35.7 +250 N/A CAAU = cancer acute assessment unit; ED = emergency department; N/A = not applicable.
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