Trends in hospital admissions due to neoplasms in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019: an ecological study
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Naser, Abdallah Y
Alqahtani, Jaber S
Alghamdi, Saeed M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the trends in neoplasm-related hospital admissions (NRHA) in England and Wales between 1999 and 2019. Methods: This is an ecological study using publicly available data taken from the two main medical databases in England and Wales; the Hospital Episode Statistics database in England and the Patient Episode Database in Wales. Hospital admissions data were collected for the period between April 1999 and March 2019. Results: A total of 35,704,781 NRHA were reported during the study period. Females contributed to 50.8% of NRHA. The NRHA rate among males increased by 50.0% [from 26.62 (95% CI 26.55–26.68) in 1999 to 39.93 (95% CI 39.86–40.00) in 2019 per 1000 persons, trend test, p < 0.001]. The NRHA rate among females increased by 44.1% [from 27.25 (95% CI 27.18–27.31) in 1999 to 39.25 (95% CI 39.18–39.32) in 2019 per 1000 persons, trend test, p < 0.001]. Overall, the rate of NRHA rose by 46.2% [from 26.93 (95% CI 26.89–26.98) in 1999 to 39.39 (95% CI 39.34–39.44) in 2019 per 1000 persons, trend test, p < 0.001]. Conclusion: Hospital admission rates due to neoplasms increased between 1999 and 2019. Our study demonstrates a variation in NRHA influenced by age and gender. Further observational studies are needed to identify other factors associated with increased hospital admissions among patients with different types of neoplasms.
Date Issued
2022-06-30
Date Acceptance
2022-06-28
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19 (13), pp.1-14
ISSN
1660-4601
Publisher
MDPI AG
Start Page
1
End Page
14
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
13
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Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
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Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/13/8054
Subjects
Toxicology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-06-30