@article{APM15540,
author = {Leah Drost and Vithusha Ganesh and Bo Angela Wan and Albert Yee and Michael Ford and Joel Finkelstein and Elizabeth David and Selina Chow and Edward Chow and Leigha Rowbottom},
title = {Attendance of older patients with bone metastases at a multidisciplinary bone metastases clinic: an 8-year experience},
journal = {Annals of Palliative Medicine},
volume = {6},
number = {Suppl 1},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Bone metastases clinic (BMC) is a multidisciplinary clinic where patients with bony metastases are assessed in conjunction by orthopedic surgery, radiation oncology, interventional radiology, and palliative medicine teams. The objective of the study was to determine the number of older adult (OA) referrals made to BMC and to examine their case dispositions.
Methods: Patients who were referred to the BMC from 2007 to 2015 were included in the study. Demographic information including gender, age, Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS), primary cancer site and reason for referral, as well as case dispositions were recorded for each patient. The proportion of OA attendance was calculated for each year from the total number of patient visits. OA attendance was defined as individuals ≥65 years of age who attended the BMC, and non-OA patients were those },
issn = {2224-5839}, url = {https://apm.amegroups.org/article/view/15540}
}