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

Table 4 Patient clinical outcomes by area of residence

Variables	Urban Area n = 704	Rural Area n = 566	Total n = 1270	p value
Referral to the emergency room from the telemedicine attention	10 (1.4%)	10 (1.8%)	20 (1.6%)	0.8
Patients reported symptoms^a	8 (80.0%)	8 (80.0%)	16 (80.0%)	0.9
Alterations in lab test^a	2 (20.0%)	2 (20.0%)	4 (20.0%)	0.9
Need for hospitalization	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (2.2%)	0.9
Mortality	21 (3.0%)	8 (1.4%)	29 (2.3%)	0.10

^a Percentages are in accordance with the number of patients referred to the emergency department for each group

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