Analysis of in-patients death causes in Shanxi Cancer Hospital from 2005 to 2010 / 肿瘤研究与临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the constitution of in-patient death causes in Sharxi Cancer Hospital from 2005 to 2010. Method Statistical analysis of 1277 hospitalized cases from 2005 to 2010 in Shanxi Cancer Hospital was retrospectively conducted. Results The overall case fatality rate of hospitalized patients from 2005 to 2010 was 0.86 ％ (1277/146820),the rates were 1.16 ％,1.05 ％,0.99 ％,0.85 ％,0.84 ％, 0.64 ％, respectively, with a declining trend, and the differences among them was statistically significance (x2 =45.763,P ＜0.001).Total mortality rate of male hospitalized patients (1.26％) was higher than that of women (0.53％),and the difference was statistically significant (x2=215.367,P＜ 0.001).Analysis of cancer death cause revealed that lung cancer possessed the leading cause of cancer death with the ratio of 36.4％(456/1253). The analysis of top 10 death causes showed that the majority of the population in cancer death causes were men,cadres of staff and workers,secondary school education level people,and people over the age of 60. Conclusion The consitution of in-patient deaths in Shanxi Cancer Hospital is defined, which could provide a scientific basis for disease prevention and control.