AIM: To investigate incidence of @entity137 and related hospitalization among @entity1 treated at our institute by a short course of palliative cranial radiotherapy against a longer, widely established schedule. BACKGROUND: Shorter schedule palliative cranial radiotherapy is more convenient for @entity1 and reduce waiting times. Although many studies have established safety of short schedules, the need for hospitalization due to acute @entity137 remains under-explored. Hospital admissions are an economic burden both for the @entity1 and healthcare system in a limited resource setting. Delivery of treatment on an outpatient basis and within shorter times is preferred by @entity1 , caregivers and healthcare staff. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective study on 68 @entity1 treated with palliative whole brain radiotherapy between November 2010 and October 2012. One group received 20  Gy in 5 fractions over 1 week and the other group, 30  Gy in 10 fractions over 2 weeks. @entity137 due to cranial radiotherapy was assessed as per RTOG acute and late @entity137 criteria. Need for hospitalization owing to acute @entity137 was also noted. Significant differences in the study parameters between the two groups were calculated by Fisher's t-test. RESULTS: Requirement for hospital stay due to acute @entity137 was not significantly different between the two groups. @entity1 in both groups experienced similar @entity137 both during and after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The shorter course entailed no significant increase in @entity137 related admissions, suitable for limited resource settings where @entity1 transport is difficult, there are financial constraints, and the healthcare system is overburdened.

Incidence of hospitalization in XXXX receiving short course palliative cranial radiotherapy on outpatient basis in a limited resource setting - Experience from a regional cancer center in India.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity137 :: ('MESH:D064420', 'Disease') :: ['toxicity', 'treatment toxicity', 'Treatment toxicity']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
