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ArticleAnnals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine2020

PATTERN OF LIVER CANCER ADMISSIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL, IBADAN - A 4-YEAR REVIEW.

O Adebayo, A Lawal, O S Ola

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Article in Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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O AdebayoDepartment of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
A LawalDepartment of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
O S OlaDepartment of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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backgroundLiver Cancer (LC) is a common malignancy globally, and it exacts an enormous toll on the health care system. Therefore, it is imperative to have an epidemiological profile for effective planning.

methodsThis study examined the basic demographic, admission profile and outcome of this category of patients through a retrospective cross-sectional study. The study was carried out using data of clinical diagnoses of LC admitted into the Gastro-intestinal Unit (GLU), Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan between 1

resultsTwo hundred and six patients (16.8%) had diagnoses of LC out of the 1228 total cases admitted by the GLU. The total male patients were 147(71.4%) and female 59 (28.6%) while the most prominent age group for both genders and males were 41-50 years in the male group and 51-60 years among females. The mean ± SD and median hospital stay was 10.6±11.6 days and eight days for LC patients, respectively. The intrahospital fatality rate was 37.9% and occurred mainly within five days of admission.

conclusionLiver Cancer is an important disorder in gastrointestinal practice and had high fatality within a few days of admission; hence, efforts should be made to improve the care of the patients.

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EpidemiologyGastroenterologyIn-patientLiver cancerNigeria

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PMID34421455
PMCPMC8369406

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