Table 1.
Patient and hospital characteristics based upon treatment at the first bowel obstruction admission following diagnosis of stage IV ovarian or pancreatic cancer
|
Treatment at the first MBO admission |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Management (n = 2,463) % | Surgery (n = 871) % | VGT (n = 249) % | ||
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| Age group | 65-74 y | 45.4 | 41.5 | 47.8 |
| 75-84 y | 42.8 | 45.1 | 43.4 | |
| ≥ 85 y | 11.8 | 13.4 | 8.8 | |
| Sex* | Female | 86.4 | 89.7 | 85.1 |
| Race*, a | White | 88.2 | 91.2 | 88.8 |
| Black | 7.5 | 5.7 | 9.6 | |
| Other / Unknown | 4.3 | 3.1 | - | |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 0 | 67.1 | 71.0 | 70.1 |
| 1 | 24.2 | 21.8 | 20.9 | |
| 2 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 8.4 | |
| Primary malignancy | Ovarian | 71.6 | 75.7 | 72.7 |
| Pancreas | 28.4 | 24.3 | 27.3 | |
| Palliative care consultation | 5.4 | 2.2 | 8.4 | |
| Hospital characteristics | ||||
| Region* | Northeast | 22.4 | 22.5 | 25.3 |
| Midwest | 12.0 | 12.3 | 13.3 | |
| South | 21.8 | 22.4 | 32.5 | |
| West | 43.8 | 42.8 | 28.9 | |
| Hospital size* | ≥ 400 beds | 44.0 | 44.2 | 62.7 |
| Teaching status | Teaching | 64.4 | 65.9 | 68.3 |
*
p < 0.05
a
Cell values representing < 11 patients were suppressed in accordance with SEER-Medicare data use agreement.
Abbreviations: MBO, malignancy-associated bowel obstruction; VGT, venting gastrostomy tube