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Table 2 Overview of unplanned hospitalizations (n = 310)

From: Unplanned hospitalizations in patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer treated with (chemo)radiotherapy with and without prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

UH

No. of patients (%)

All UHs, no. of events (%)

UH1

UH2

Any UH

141 (45)

64 (21)

205 events in 169 patients

Reason for UH

 Comorbidity-related

34 (11)

16 (5)

50 (24)

  Alcoholism

4 (12)

0 (0)

4 (8)

  Cardiopulmonary

9 (27)

3 (19)

12 (24)

  Gastrointestinal

4 (12)

0 (0)

4 (8)

  Infection

12 (35)

5 (31)

17 (34)

  Other

5 (14)

8 (50)

13 (26)

 Related to tumor or relapse

19 (6)

14 (4)

33 (16)

 Treatment-related (TRUH)

88 (28)

34 (11)

122 (60)

  Due to PEG

11 (13)

1 (2)

12 (10)

  Due to surgery

3 (3)

1 (3)

4 (3)

  Due to neoadjuvant CX

4 (4)

2 (6)

6 (5)

  Due to radio-CX

70 (80)

29 (85)

99 (81)

  1. CX chemotherapy, TRUH treatment-related unplanned hospitalization, UH unplanned hospitalization, UH1 first UH event, UH second UH event