Epidemiology of colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment in a public referral hospital

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v10i1.7426

Keywords:

Colorectal Cancer, Colectomy, Hospital Stays, Statistical Analysis

Abstract

Introduction: colon and rectal cancer (CCR) comprises malignant large intestinal and anorectal tumors and is the third death neoplasm in the world.

Objectives: To evaluate information on patients undergoing colectomy and rectosigmoidectomy by CCR at the University Hospital of Rio Grande do Sul in five years.

Material and methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study with data from medical records.

Results: 224 colectomy and rectosygmoidectomy surgeries were performed in patients with RCC, the majority (52.7%) being female. The mean age of the patients was 63.2 years. The majority (89.3%) had adenocarcinoma, 64.3% of which were affected in rectosygmoid and 24.6% in the right colon. Rectosygmoidectomy was performed in 63.8% of the patients. Regarding the self-declared times of symptoms, from diagnosis to surgical treatment, from hospital stay and from diagnosis to staging related treatment, there was no improvement in the rates of service; on the contrary, the time between diagnosis and surgery and from hospital stay to surgery increased. As for staging, 42.4% were classified as staging III or IV.

Conclusions: RCC is a pathology with a potential cure rate, provided that early diagnosis occurs. In this study the staging and times evaluated are of concern and need to be evaluated. 

Author Biographies

Luciane Flores Jacobi, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Possui graduação em Matemática Licenciatura Plena pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (1993), mestrado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (2001) e doutorado em Agronomia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (2007). Atualmente é professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Tem experiência na área de Probabilidade e Estatística, com ênfase em Controlde de Qualidade, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: ferramentas estatísticas, análise de regressão, controle de qualidade, gráficos de controle de qualidade e educação estatística.

Anaelena Bragança de Moraes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Possui graduação em Química Industrial pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (1981), mestrado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (1987) e doutorado em Epidemiologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2007). Atualmente é professor adjunto I da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Tem experiência na área de Probabilidade e Estatística, com ênfase em Estatística, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: análise de sobrevivência, estatística, análise, pesquisa de opinião e assessoria estatística.

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Published

2022-02-16

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022)

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