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Published in: Journal of Hematology & Oncology 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research

Decreasing mortality and hospitalizations with rising costs related to gastric cancer in the USA: an epidemiological perspective

Authors: Delong Liu, Dhruv Mehta, Supreet Kaur, Arun Kumar, Kaushal Parikh, Lavneet Chawla, Shanti Patel, Amirta Devi, Aparna Saha

Published in: Journal of Hematology & Oncology | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

There is no convincing data on the trends of hospitalizations, mortality, cost, and demographic variations associated with inpatient admissions for gastric cancer in the USA. The aim of this study was to use a national database of US hospitals to evaluate the trends associated with gastric cancer.

Methods

We analyzed the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database for all patients in whom gastric cancer (ICD-9 code: 151.0, 151.1, 151.2, 151.3, 151.4, 151.5, 151.6, 151.8, 151.9) was the principal discharge diagnosis during the period, 2003–2014. The NIS is the largest publicly available all-payer inpatient care database in the US. It contains data from approximately eight million hospital stays each year. The statistical significance of the difference in the number of hospital discharges, length of stay, and hospital costs over the study period was determined by regression analysis.

Results

In 2003, there were 23,921 admissions with a principal discharge diagnosis of gastric cancer as compared to 21,540 in 2014 (P < 0.01). The mean length of stay for gastric cancer decreased by 17% between 2003 and 2014 from 10.9 days to 8.95 days (P < 0.01). However, during this period, the mean hospital charges increased significantly by 21% from $ 75,341 per patient in 2003 to $ 91,385 per patient in 2014 (P < 0.001). There was a more significant reduction in mortality over a period of 11 years from 2428 (10.15%) in 2003 to 1345 (6.24%) in 2014 (P < 0.01). The aggregate charges (i.e., “national bill”) for gastric cancer increased significantly from 1.79 bn $ to 1. 96 bn $ (P < 0.001), despite decrease in hospitalization (inflation adjusted).

Conclusion

Although the number of inpatient admissions for gastric cancer have decreased over the past decade, the healthcare burden and cost related to it has increased significantly. Inpatient mortality is decreasing which is consistent with overall decrease in gastric cancer-related deaths. Cost increase associated with gastric cancer contributed significantly to the national healthcare bill.
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Metadata
Title
Decreasing mortality and hospitalizations with rising costs related to gastric cancer in the USA: an epidemiological perspective
Authors
Delong Liu
Dhruv Mehta
Supreet Kaur
Arun Kumar
Kaushal Parikh
Lavneet Chawla
Shanti Patel
Amirta Devi
Aparna Saha
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Hematology & Oncology / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1756-8722
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-018-0682-5

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