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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID 22234
Country/Territory United States
Received
2015-08-21 13:51
Peer-Review Started
2015-08-24 09:11
To Make the First Decision
2015-10-08 16:09
Return for Revision
2015-10-13 16:12
Revised
2015-11-03 06:33
Second Decision
2015-12-10 18:04
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief
2015-12-21 11:14
Articles in Press
2015-12-21 11:14
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript
2016-03-26 18:00
Publish the Manuscript Online
2016-04-07 11:01
ISSN 2218-4333 (online)
Open Access This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Website http://www.wjgnet.com
Category Oncology
Manuscript Type Minireviews
Article Title Integrating palliative care in oncologic emergency departments: Challenges and opportunities
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Ahmed F Elsayem, Hiba E Elzubeir, Patricia A Brock and Knox H Todd
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Ahmed F Elsayem, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1468, Houston, TX 77030, United States. aelsayem@mdanderson.org
Key Words Emergency department; Cancer; Palliative care; Integration; Quality; Cost
Core Tip Understandably, visiting the emergency depart-ment (ED) could be a difficult experience for the many cancer patients especially in the late stages. However, these visits are increasing, and it mirrors the increased in cancer therapies particularly in the last two decades. In this article; we discuss why cancer patients visit EDs, the outcome of these visits, models to help cancer patients avoid ED visits, the benefits of integrating palliative care in ED, and the challenges facing such integration.
Publish Date 2016-04-07 11:01
Citation Elsayem AF, Elzubeir HE, Brock PA, Todd KH. Integrating palliative care in oncologic emergency departments: Challenges and opportunities. World J Clin Oncol 2016; 7(2): 227-233
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v7/i2/227.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v7.i2.227
Full Article (PDF) WJCO-7-227.pdf
Full Article (Word) WJCO-7-227.doc
Manuscript File 22234-Review.docx
Answering Reviewers 22234-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 22234-Audio core tip.m4a
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 22234-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 22234-Copyright assignment.pdf
Peer-review Report 22234-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check 22234-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List 22234-Scientific editor work list.pdf