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ArticleBJS open2021

Burden of in-hospital care in oesophageal cancer: national population-based study.

G Linder, F Klevebro, D Edholm, J Johansson, M Lindblad, J Hedberg

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Article in BJS open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

G LinderDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2933-0815
F KlevebroDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Centre for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1695-4103
D EdholmDepartment of Surgery, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2172-5310
J JohanssonDepartment of Surgery, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
M LindbladDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Centre for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-3575-6986
J HedbergDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Karolinska University Hospital · SEUppsala University · SELinköping University · SELund University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOesophageal cancer management requires extensive in-hospital care. This cohort study aimed to quantify in-hospital care for patients with oesophageal cancer in relation to intended treatment, and to analyse factors associated with risk of spending a large proportion of survival time in hospital.

methodsAll patients with oesophageal cancer in three nationwide registers over a 10-year period were included. In-hospital care during the first year after diagnosis was evaluated, and the proportion of survival time spent in hospital, stratified by intended treatment (curative, palliative or best supportive care), was calculated. Associations between relevant factors and a greater proportion of survival time in hospital were analysed by multivariable logistic regression.

resultsIn-hospital care was provided for a median of 39, 26, and 15 days in the first year after diagnosis of oesophageal cancer in curative, palliative, and best supportive care groups respectively. Patients receiving curatively intended treatment spent a median of 12 per cent of their survival time in hospital during the first year after diagnosis, whereas those receiving palliative or best supportive care spent 19 and 23 per cent respectively. Factors associated with more in-hospital care included older age, female sex, being unmarried, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

conclusionThe burden of in-hospital care during the first year after diagnosis of oesophageal cancer was substantial. Important clinical and socioeconomic factors were identified that predisposed to a greater proportion of survival time spent in hospital.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHospitalsHumansLogistic Models

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PMID33960365
PMCPMC8103496
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