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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2009; 15(5): 583-590
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.583
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.583
Table 1 Patient numbers and demographics
Yr | |||
1991 | 1997 | 2003 | |
Inpatients | |||
No. of admissions1 | 173 | 310 | 391 |
Rate per 10 000 population2 | 9 | 16 | 20 |
Age mean (SD)3 | 54.1 (19.7) | 55.9 (18.9) | 53.4 (19.1) |
Female n (%) | 97 (56) | 196 (63) | 210 (54) |
Outpatients | |||
No. of admissions1 | 553 | 469 | 756 |
Rate per 10 000 population2 | 30 | 25 | 39 |
No. of patients with information available | 399 | 404 | 716 |
Age mean (SD)3 | 49.0 (19.3) | 47.0 (18.0) | 50.1 (18.5) |
Female n (%) | 246 (62) | 256 (63) | 421 (59) |
Table 2 Number (percentage) of diagnoses seen in the inpatient and outpatient setting1
Diagnosis | 1991 | 1997 | 2003 | Total |
Inpatient | ||||
Liver disease (including Hepatitis)and Abnormal LFTs4 | 33 (15.1) | 90 (20.3) | 124 (23.5) | 247 (20.8) |
Biliary disease | 22 (10.1) | 91 (20.5) | 78 (14.8) | 191 (16.1) |
Inflammatory bowel disease3 | 38 (17.4) | 47 (10.6) | 54 (10.2) | 139 (11.7) |
Malignancy | 23 (10.6) | 34 (7.7) | 47 (8.9) | 104 (8.7) |
Other diseases of colon/anus/rectum3 | 13 (6.0) | 30 (6.8) | 17 (3.2) | 60 (5.0) |
Abdominal pain unknown cause | 12 (5.5) | 9 (2.0) | 35 (6.6) | 56 (4.7) |
Iron studies related disorders3 | 14 (6.4) | 18 (4.1) | 7 (1.3) | 39 (3.3) |
Constipation4 | 4 (1.8) | 5 (1.1) | 29 (5.5) | 38 (3.2) |
Pancreatic disease | 7 (3.2) | 11 (2.5) | 17 (3.2) | 35 (2.9) |
Infective | 5 (2.3) | 14 (3.2) | 8 (1.5) | 27 (2.3) |
Oesophagitis/GORD | 4 (1.8) | 9 (2.0) | 8 (1.5) | 21 (1.8) |
Peptic ulcer disease | 0 (0) | 4 (0.9) | 10 (1.9) | 14 (1.2) |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 3 (1.4) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 6 (0.5) |
Haemorrhoids | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) |
Other functional disease | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Other gastroenterological diagnosis2 | 31 (14.2) | 67 (15.1) | 82 (15.6) | 180 (15.1) |
Non-Gastroenterological diagnosis | 9 (4.1) | 11 (2.5) | 9 (1.7) | 29 (2.4) |
Total | 218 (100) | 444 (100) | 527 (100) | 1189 (100) |
Outpatient | ||||
Liver disease (including Hepatitis) and Abnormal LFTs4 | 29 (6.4) | 61 (13.5) | 108 (12.9) | 198 (11.4) |
Other functional disease3 | 70 (15.5) | 60 (13.3) | 63 (7.6) | 193 (11.1) |
Abdominal pain unknown cause3 | 82 (18.2) | 36 (8.0) | 55 (6.6) | 173 (10.0) |
Constipation4 | 23 (5.1) | 26 (5.8) | 78 (9.4) | 127 (7.3) |
Oesophagitis/GORD | 27 (6.0) | 22 (4.9) | 64 (7.7) | 113 (6.5) |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 26 (5.8) | 24 (5.3) | 60 (7.2) | 110 (6.3) |
Family history of bowel cancer4 | 13 (2.9) | 25 (5.5) | 70 (8.4) | 108 (6.2) |
Other diseases of colon/rectum/anus | 23 (5.1) | 39 (8.6) | 46 (5.5) | 108 (6.2) |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 19 (4.2) | 23 (5.1) | 47 (5.6) | 89 (5.1) |
Haemorrhoids | 16 (3.5) | 15 (3.3) | 47 (5.6) | 78 (4.5) |
Iron studies related disorders4 | 10 (2.2) | 4 (0.9) | 41 (4.9) | 55 (3.2) |
Infective (excluding Hepatitis) | 8 (1.8) | 26 (5.8) | 10 (1.2) | 44 (2.5) |
Biliary disease | 8 (1.8) | 12 (2.7) | 14 (1.7) | 34 (2.0) |
Malignancy | 4 (0.9) | 3 (0.7) | 12 (1.4) | 19 (1.1) |
Peptic ulcer disease | 9 (2.0) | 1 (0.2) | 8 (1.0) | 18 (1.0) |
Pancreatic disease | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.9) | 7 (0.8) | 13 (0.8) |
Other gastroenterological diagnosis2 | 73 (16.2) | 52 (11.5) | 78 (9.4) | 203 (11.7) |
Non-Gastroenterological diagnosis | 9 (2.0) | 18 (4.0) | 26 (3.1) | 53 (3.0) |
Total | 451 (100) | 451 (100) | 834 (100) | 1736 (100) |
Table 3 Procedure numbers and patient demographics
Yr | |||
1991 | 1997 | 2003 | |
Colonoscopy | |||
No. of procedures | 638 | 580 | 692 |
Rate per 10 000 population1 | 34 | 31 | 36 |
Age mean (SD) | 57.3 (14.5) | 58.2 (15.0) | 59.4 (14.7) |
Female n (%)2 | 319/632 (50) | 295/537 (55) | 349/692 (50) |
Gastroscopy | |||
No. of procedures | 1439 | 1812 | 1544 |
Rate per 10 000 population1 | 77 | 96 | 80 |
Age mean (SD) | 58.9 (17.9) | 58.1 (17.5) | 58.4 (18.6) |
Female n (%)2 | 726/1432 (51) | 824/1595 (52) | 793/1540 (51) |
- Citation: Schultz M, Davidson A, Donald S, Targonska B, Turnbull A, Weggery S, Livingstone V, Dockerty JD. Gastroenterology service in a teaching hospital in rural New Zealand, 1991-2003. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(5): 583-590
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.583