From: Permanent stoma: a quality outcome in treatment of rectal cancer and its impact on length of stay
Variable | Permanent Stoma | Total (Nā=ā2630) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (Nā=ā552) | No (Nā=ā2078) | |||
Sex | ||||
Ā Females | 206 (37.3%) | 848 (40.8%) | 1054 (40.1%) | 0.141 |
Ā Males | 346 (62.7%) | 1230 (59.1%) | 1576 (59.9%) | |
Age | ||||
Ā Median (Range) | 66.0 (32.0, 94.0) | 63.0 (22.0, 97.0) | 63.0 (22.0, 97.0) | <ā0.012 |
Ā Mean (SD) | 65.1 (12.0) | 62.2 (12.2) | 62.8 (12.2) | |
Race | ||||
Ā White | 427 (77.3%) | 1519 (73.09%) | 1946 (74.0%) | 0.021 |
Ā African American | 44 (7.9%) | 132 (6.4%) | 176 (6.7%) | |
Ā Hispanic or Latino | 73 (13.2%) | 370 (17.8%) | 443 (16.8%) | |
Ā Missing | 8 | 57 | 65 | |
Elixhauser Score | ||||
Ā 0 | 134 (24.2%) | 624 (30.0%) | 758 (28.8%) | 0.011 |
Ā 1ā2 | 257 (46.5%) | 984 (47.3%) | 1241 (47.2%) | |
Ā 3ā5 | 161 (29.1%) | 470 (22.6%) | 631 (24.0%) | |
Metastatic cancer | ||||
Ā No | 401 (72.6%) | 1682 (80.9%) | 2083 (79.2%) | <ā0.011 |
Ā Yes | 151 (27.3%) | 396 (19.0%) | 547 (20.8%) | |
Obesity | ||||
Ā No | 479 (86.8%) | 1791 (86.1%) | 2270 (86.3%) | 0.721 |
Ā Yes | 73 (13.2%) | 287 (13.8%) | 360 (13.7%) | |
Patient Payer | ||||
Ā Medicare | 147 (26.6%) | 416 (20.0%) | 563 (21.4%) | <ā0.011 |
Ā Medicare Managed Care | 121 (21.9%) | 407 (19.5%) | 528 (20.1%) | |
Ā Medicaid | 46 (8.3%) | 123 (5.9%) | 169 (6.4%) | |
Ā Commercial | 205 (37.1%) | 1041 (50.0%) | 1246 (47.4%) | |
Ā Self-Pay/Uninsured | 33 (6.0%) | 91 (4.3%) | 124 (4.7%) | |
Patient Region | ||||
Ā Southwest Florida | 108 (19.6%) | 313 (15.0%) | 421 (16.7%) | 0.051 |
Ā Northeast Florida | 48 (8.7%) | 233 (11.2%) | 281 (11.1%) | |
Ā Northwest Florida | 36 (6.5%) | 108 (5.1%) | 144 (5.7%) | |
Ā Southeast Florida | 101 (18.3%) | 371 (17.9%) | 472 (18.7%) | |
Ā Central Florida | 97 (17.6%) | 384 (18.4%) | 481 (19.0%) | |
Ā South Florida | 41 (7.4%) | 254 (12.2%) | 295 (11.7%) | |
Ā West Central Florida | 88 (15.9%) | 343 (16.5%) | 431 (17.1%) | |
Ā Missing | 33 | 72 | 105 | |
Patient county | ||||
Ā Rural | 37 (6.7%) | 104 (5.0%) | 141 (5.6%) | 0.091 |
Ā Urban | 482 (87.3%) | 1902 (91.5%) | 2384 (94.4%) | |
Ā Missing | 33 | 72 | 105 | |
Year | ||||
Ā 2015 | 43 (7.8%) | 184 (8.9%) | 227 (8.6%) | 0.361 |
Ā 2016 | 192 (34.8%) | 759 (36.5%) | 951 (36.2%) | |
Ā 2017 | 148 (26.8%) | 576 (27.7%) | 724 (27.5%) | |
Ā 2018 | 169 (30.6%) | 559 (27.0%) | 728 (27.7%) | |
Length of Stay (Days) | ||||
Ā Median (Range) | 6.0 (1.0, 14.0) | 5.0 (1.0, 14.0) | 5.0 (1.0, 14.0) | <ā0.012 |
Ā Mean (SD) | 6.6 (2.9) | 5.4 (2.8) | 5.6 (2.8) | |
Surgical approach | ||||
Ā Open surgery | 306 (55.4%) | 868 (41.2%) | 1174 (47.6%) | <ā0.011 |
Ā Minimally invasive surgery | 196 (35.5%) | 1097 (52.8%) | 1293 (52.4%) | |
Ā Missing | 50 | 113 | 163 |