Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2017; 9(4): 97-102
Published online Apr 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i4.97
Table 1 Patient demographics
Demographics (%)
Gender
Male62
Female38
Age
< 5018
51-7054
> 7028
Race
Caucasian88
African American8
Other4
Insurance50
Private43
Medicare/Medicaid
None4
Other3
Table 2 Institutional staging
Unknown staging%
Overall unknown
Path stage25
Clinical stage21
Both stages5
Academic unknown
Path stage24
Clinical stage17
Both stages5
Community unknown
Path stage26
Clinical stage23
Both stages6
Table 3 Trends in staging
Unknown staging%
Overall
Up-stage8
Down-stage17
No change24
Academic
Up-stage8
Down-stage20
No change26
Community
Up-stage8
Down-stage15
No change23