Table 1.
Resections and rates with change: Periods of interest (lockdown).
| Previous years (01–12, 2012–2019) | The year 2020 (01–12, 2020) | Change (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average number of patients/month (±SD) | 6964.5 (699.1) | 6448.3 (1173.5) | −7.4 | |
| Number of patients/100 000 people | 8.49 (0.85) | 7.75 (1.41) | −8.7 | 0.011 |
| Mortality (mean number per 100 000 patients/month ±SD) | 0.44 (0.09) | 0.37 (0.12) | 0.024 | |
| Cancer location (mean no per 100 000 patients/month) | ||||
| Lung | 1.32 (0.15) | 1.29 (0.22) | −2.3 | 0.622 |
| Esophagus | 0.36 (0.05) | 0.34 (0.08) | −5.6 | 0.220 |
| Gastric | 0.88 (0.12) | 0.76 (0.16) | −13.6 | 0.003 |
| Pancreas | 0.54 (0.07) | 0.56 (0.13) | +3.7 | 0.277 |
| Liver | 0.92 (0.09) | 0.90 (0.14) | −2.2 | 0.429 |
| Colon | 3.24 (0.31) | 2.90 (0.55) | −10.5 | 0.002 |
| Rectum | 1.24 (0.14) | 1.00 (0.20) | −19.4 | <0.001 |
‘People’ represent total number of people in Germany in the respective year. P values stem from Student’s t test.