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ArticleCureus2021

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Hospitalizations Due to Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Sanjana Mullangi, Praneeth R Keesari, Anas Zaher, Yashwitha Sai Pulakurthi, Frank Adusei Poku, Arathi Rajeev, Prasanna Lakshmi Vidiyala, Asha Latha Guntupalli, Maheshkumar Desai, Jessica Ohemeng-Dapaah and 3 more

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13 authors.

Sanjana MullangiInternal Medicine, Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, USA.
Praneeth R KeesariInternal Medicine, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, IND.
Anas ZaherInternal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HUN.
Yashwitha Sai PulakurthiInternal Medicine, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, IND.
Frank Adusei PokuInternal Medicine, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, USA.
Arathi RajeevInternal Medicine, Government Medical College Kozhikode, Kozhikode, IND.
Prasanna Lakshmi VidiyalaInternal Medicine, New Vision University, Tbilisi, GEO.
Asha Latha GuntupalliInternal Medicine, NRI Medical College and General Hospital, Chinna Kakani, IND.
Maheshkumar DesaiInternal Medicine, Hamilton Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia/Augusta University, Dalton, USA.
Jessica Ohemeng-DapaahInternal Medicine, Trust Hospital, Accra, GHA.
Yaw AsareEpidemiology and Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, GHA.
Achint A PatelInternal Medicine, Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Manidhar LekkalaOncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is a severe complication of cirrhosis and the incidence of HCC has been increasing in the United States (US). We aim to describe the trends, characteristics, and outcomes of hospitalizations due to HCC across the last decade. Methods We derived a study cohort from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) for the years 2008-2017. Adult hospitalizations due to HCC were identified using the International Classification of Diseases (9th/10th Editions) Clinical Modification diagnosis codes (ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM). Comorbidities were also identified by ICD-9/10-CM codes and Elixhauser Comorbidity Software (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, US). Our primary outcomes were in-hospital mortality and discharge to the facility. We then utilized the Cochran-Armitage trend test and multivariable survey logistic regression models to analyze the trends, outcomes, and predictors. Results A total of 155,436 adult hospitalizations occurred due to HCC from 2008-2017. The number of hospitalizations with HCC decreased from 16,754 in 2008 to 14,715 in 2017. Additionally, trends of in-hospital mortality declined over the study period but discharge to facilities remained stable. Furthermore, in multivariable regression analysis, predictors of increased mortality in HCC patients were advanced age (OR 1.1; 95%CI 1.0-1.2; p< 0.0001), African American (OR 1.3; 95%CI 1.1-1.4;p< 0.001), Rural/ non-teaching hospitals (OR 2.7; 95%CI 2.4-3.3; p< 0.001), uninsured (OR 1.9; CI 1.6-2.2; p< 0.0001) and complications like septicemia and pneumonia as well as comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and renal failure. We observed similar trends in discharge to facilities. Conclusions In this nationally representative study, we observed a decrease in hospitalizations of patients with HCC along with in-hospital mortality; however, discharge to facilities remained stable over the last decade. We also identified multiple predictors significantly associated with increased mortality, some of which are potentially modifiable and can be points of interest for future studies.

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hepatocellular carcinomahepatocellular carcinoma (hcc)in-hospital mortalityoutcometrends

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