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Enteral Access Potentially Endangers Esophageal Carcinoma Patients Under Multi-modality Therapy: A Population-based
Chun-Hou Huang1,2, Tsung-Cheng Hsieh1, Bee-Song Chang3
1Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Background/Aim:
This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcome of esophageal cancer (EC) patients with enteral access (EA) undergoing multimodality therapy.
Patients And Methods:
This retrospective study analyzed data between 1997 and 2012 in Taiwan using the National Health Insurance Research Database. Patients with newly-diagnosed EC undergoing multimodality therapy were identified and classified as either EA group or no-EA group.
Results:
The mortality incidence of EC patients with EA was significantly higher than in no-EA patients. The Cox model revealed the EA group had a higher risk of mortality than the no-EA group. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were at significantly higher risk of mortality compared to patients without COPD.
Conclusion:
EA in EC patients undergoing multimodality therapy was associated with an increased risk of mortality.
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