Gastric Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators plan to analyze the data of patients with gastric cancer (GC) consecutively hospitalized in Ruijin Hospital, a large tertiary center in China, comprehensively describe the characteristics of GC patients ≥65 years, and assesse their in-hospital outcomes regarding duration, fee, and death. Factors associated with the in-hospital outcomes will be further comprehensively explored.
Interventions
OTHERSurgery
We referr to resection as that performed in our hospital, and history of major abdominal surgery as interventional surgical procedures in the abdomen with therapeutic intent (e.g., resection) prior to the first hospitalization in our hospital.
Sponsors
Ruijin Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Older gastric cancer (GC) patients * With primary malignancies of the stomach (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition \[ICD-O-3\] topology code: C16) * ≥65 years
Exclusion criteria
* With benign, premalignant, or in situ tumors * With cancers originating from non-stomach sites
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | Up to 1 month | Mortality during first and all hospitalizations |
| Cost | Up to 1 month | Costs during first and all hospitalizations |
| Duration of stay | Up to 1 month | Duration of stay during first and all hospitalizations |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed