From: Pathways to the diagnosis of lung cancer in the UK: a cohort study
Department | Time in days between the two events (median, IQR) | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | First symptom presented to primary care to referral | Referral to diagnosis | First symptom presented to primary care to diagnosis |
Outpatient referrals | |||
Respiratory (n = 110) | 51 (17, 165) | 29 (17, 61) | 107 (55, 216) |
Other (n = 40) | 37 (13, 197) | 66 (37, 110) | 149 (73, 317) |
Emergency inpatient admissions | |||
Self-referred (n = 11) | 186 (38, 321) | 15 (11, 37) | 240 (48, 319) |
GP referred (n = 45) | 47 (6, 233) | 16 (7, 59) | 98 (45, 298) |
Together (n = 56) | 52 (7, 243) | 16 (8, 40) | 133 (45, 304) |