NYMC Faculty Publications
Inpatient Burden of Gastric Cancer in the United States
DOI
10.21037/atm.2019.11.54
Journal Title
Annals of Translational Medicine
First Page
772
Last Page
772
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2019
Department
Medicine
Abstract
Background: Gastric cancer is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Over one-half of patients have advanced disease at the time of presentation, leading to a significant burden on the healthcare system. Limited epidemiological data exists on national inpatient hospitalization trends. The aim of this study is to determine the inpatient burden of gastric cancer in the United States.
Methods: We analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database for all subjects with the diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of the stomach (ICD-9 code 151.x) as primary diagnosis during the period from 2001-2011. NIS is the largest all-payer inpatient care database in the U.S. Statistical significance of variation in the number of hospitalizations, patient demographics, and comorbidity measures was determined using Cochran-Armitage trend test.
Results: From 2001 to 2011, the number of hospitalizations with the diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of the stomach ranged between 22,430 and 25,371, however, the trend was not significant. Men were always more affected than women with no significant change in overall proportion (P
Conclusions: The total number of hospitalizations remained relatively stable throughout the study period with higher proportion of men affected every year. Although in-hospital mortality in patients with the diagnosis of gastric cancer decreased over the study period, there was a significant rise in the cost of care.
Recommended Citation
Solanki, S., Kifayat, A., & Aronow, W. (2019). Inpatient Burden of Gastric Cancer in the United States. Annals of Translational Medicine, 7 (23), 772-772. https://doi.org/10.21037/atm.2019.11.54