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Table 3 Oncology Appointment Care Characteristics

From: Clinical outcomes in patients with solid tumors living in rural and urban areas followed via telemedicine: experience in a highly complex latin american hospital

Characteristics

Urban Area

n = 704

Rural Area

n = 566

Total

n = 1270

p value

Alterations detected at physical exam*

63 (8.5%)

46 (9.5%)

109 (8.6%)

0.2

Laboratory test alterations at consultation*

Bilirrubin

9 (4.3%)

3 (1.9%)

12 (3.3%)

0.3

Transaminases

23 (8.0%)

16 (6.9%)

39 (7.5%)

0.8

Creatinine

32 (10.8%)

22 (9.2%)

54 (10.1%)

0.6

Alkaline phosphatase

21 (8.3%)

12 (6.4%)

33 (7.5%)

0.6

Blood count

49 (15.5%)

39 (15.4%)

88 (15.5%)

0.9

Request for diagnostic imaging in the consultation*

269 (42.0%)

241 (42.6%)

537 (42.3%)

0.9

Referral to other specialties in the consultation*

202 (28.7%)

120 (21.2%)

322 (25.3%)

0.002

  1. * These variables were only taken into account for the records of telemedicine attention