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Unravelling the lung cancer diagnostic pathway: identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement Cover

Unravelling the lung cancer diagnostic pathway: identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 58 (2024): Issue 2 (June 2024)
By: Mateja Marc Malovrh and  Katja Adamic  
Open Access
|Apr 2024

Figures & Tables

FIGURE 1.

Triage for patients with lung infiltrates from January 1 to the end of March 2023 and in June 2023 (total number of referred patients, number of hospitalized patients, and number of redirected patients per month).
Triage for patients with lung infiltrates from January 1 to the end of March 2023 and in June 2023 (total number of referred patients, number of hospitalized patients, and number of redirected patients per month).

FIGURE 2.

Patient satisfaction across diagnostic process stages. The proportion of patients who were asked: How satisfied were you during the diagnostic process? and answered with 1 (not satisfied) to 5 (very satisfied).
Patient satisfaction across diagnostic process stages. The proportion of patients who were asked: How satisfied were you during the diagnostic process? and answered with 1 (not satisfied) to 5 (very satisfied).

FIGURE 3.

Sources of stress among patients during the diagnostic process (N = 47). Other reasons were sharing a room with three patients, Covid-19 infection, communication issues with staff, feelings of helplessness, social concerns, and fear.
Sources of stress among patients during the diagnostic process (N = 47). Other reasons were sharing a room with three patients, Covid-19 infection, communication issues with staff, feelings of helplessness, social concerns, and fear.

FIGURE 4.

Patient reported waiting times from the GP referral to an initial appointment at the Golnik University Clinic (N = 52) (A); and for receiving a final diagnosis (B).
Patient reported waiting times from the GP referral to an initial appointment at the Golnik University Clinic (N = 52) (A); and for receiving a final diagnosis (B).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2024-0025 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 268 - 278
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 20, 2024
Published on: Apr 14, 2024
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
lung cancer,
diagnostic pathway,
improvement
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology,
Radiology

© 2024 Mateja Marc Malovrh, Katja Adamic, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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