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ArticleCureus2024

Admission Pattern of Gastrointestinal Cancer for 2020-2023 From a Single Tertiary-Care Hospital in Pune, Western Maharashtra.

Mahesh Thombare, Nikhil Jillawar, Vidyachandra Gandhi, Aditya Kulkarni, Ajay Vane, Veena Joshi, Madhura Deshmukh

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Article in Cureus, 2024. 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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7 authors.

Mahesh ThombareSurgical Gastroenterology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, IND.
Nikhil JillawarSurgical Gastroenterology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, IND.
Vidyachandra GandhiSurgical Gastroenterology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, IND.
Aditya KulkarniSurgical Gastroenterology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, IND.
Ajay VaneSurgical Gastroenterology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, IND.
Veena JoshiMedical Research, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, IND.
Madhura DeshmukhCentral Research Facility, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is increasing across diverse regions of India, demanding further investigation at the state level. In response, a new department of surgical gastroenterology was started at a tertiary-care hospital in Pune, Western Maharashtra, in 2019. The objective of this study was to explore the pattern of admissions in terms of demographics and types of GI cancers over the last four years (i.e., 2020-2023). Retrospective admissions data were collected from hospital records for 2020-2023. A total of 2294 patients were treated at the outpatient department (OPD), and 135 patients were admitted to the inpatient department (IPD). The data comprised OPD/IPD admissions, age, gender, diagnosis, and length of stay (LoS). In addition to basic statistical reporting, t-tests were used to explore differences among the study variables. Out of 135 GI cancer patients, 57% were male. The mean age of inpatients per year ranged from 53 to 60 years, with an average age of 56.35 ± 10.14 years. The average LoS was 12.31 ± 9.39 days. From 2020 to 2023, the number of admissions increased from 5 to 57. The increase was more pronounced in men than women (57% vs. 43%, respectively). Furthermore, increased admission of younger patients was observed, and the average LoS decreased from 17 to 11 days from 2020 to 2023, respectively. A statistically significant difference in LoS (p = 0.023) was observed based on gender, where LoS was longer for women than for men on average (13.5 ± 10.8 vs. 9.46 ± 8.28, respectively). As GI cancer incidence is predicted to continue to increase in India, these new estimates will help to plan cancer prevention and control through intervention via

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demographicsdiagnosisgastrointestinal cancerspatternsretrospective analysis

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