Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2017; 9(3): 121-128
Published online Mar 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i3.121
Table 4 Reasons requiring unplanned hospitalizations
Reason (n = 201)n (%)
Symptomatic ascites64 (31.8)
Sepsis64 (31.8)
Gastric outlet obstruction60 (29.9)
Bleeding GIT60 (29.9)
Intestinal obstruction59 (29.4)
Chemotherapy-related toxicity23 (11.4)
Obstructive jaundice17 (8.5)
Obstructive uropathy17 (8.5)
Tumour perforation7 (3.5)