All cases | Major resections | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | n=209 968 | n=142 663 | ||
Age group (years) | ||||
<60 | 38 681 | 18.4% | 28 661 | 20.1% |
60–70 | 52 643 | 25.1% | 39 271 | 27.5% |
70–80 | 70 659 | 33.7% | 49 426 | 34.6% |
>80 | 47 985 | 22.9% | 25 305 | 17.7% |
Sex | ||||
Male | 116 050 | 55.3% | 79 276 | 55.6% |
Female | 93 918 | 44.7% | 63 387 | 44.4% |
Deprivation quintile | ||||
1 (least deprived) | 41 557 | 19.8% | 29 059 | 20.4% |
2 | 45 121 | 21.5% | 31 302 | 21.9% |
3 | 44 478 | 21.2% | 30 330 | 21.3% |
4 | 41 076 | 19.6% | 27 390 | 19.2% |
5 (most deprived) | 34 488 | 16.4% | 22 529 | 15.8% |
Missing | 3248 | 1.5% | 2053 | 1.4% |
Dukes' stage | ||||
A | 20 390 | 9.7% | 16 967 | 11.9% |
B | 53 443 | 25.5% | 49 822 | 34.9% |
C | 53 778 | 25.6% | 49 150 | 34.5% |
D | 33 654 | 16.0% | 12 653 | 8.9% |
Missing | 48 703 | 23.2% | 14 071 | 9.9% |
Tumour site | ||||
Colon | 148 722 | 70.8% | 104 681 | 73.4% |
Rectum | 61 246 | 29.2% | 37 982 | 26.6% |
Primary procedure | ||||
Major resection | 142 663 | 67.9% | 142 663 | 100.0% |
Local excision | 7399 | 3.5% | ||
Bypass | 968 | 0.5% | ||
Stoma | 7899 | 3.8% | ||
Stent | 2025 | 1.0% | ||
No surgical procedure | 49 014 | 23.3% | ||
Admission method | ||||
Elective | 144 645 | 68.9% | 109 344 | 76.6% |
Emergency | 65 323 | 31.1% | 33 319 | 23.4% |
Screening status | ||||
Symptomatic | 207 941 | 99.0% | 140 965 | 98.8% |
Screen detected | 2027 | 1.0% | 1698 | 1.2% |
Year | ||||
2001 | 18 735 | 8.9% | 12 949 | 9.1% |
2002 | 25 397 | 12.1% | 17 383 | 12.2% |
2003 | 25 880 | 12.3% | 17 587 | 12.3% |
2004 | 26 799 | 12.8% | 18 068 | 12.7% |
2005 | 27 340 | 13.0% | 18 542 | 13.0% |
2006 | 28 011 | 13.3% | 18 841 | 13.2% |
2007 | 28 493 | 13.6% | 19 335 | 13.6% |
2008 | 29 313 | 14.0% | 19 958 | 14.0% |
Annual Trust workload* | ||||
Low | 66 320 | 31.6% | 44 928 | 31.5% |
Medium | 74 579 | 35.5% | 50 717 | 35.6% |
High | 69 069 | 32.9% | 47 018 | 33.0% |
Trust ECMC status† | ||||
No | 182 599 | 87.0% | 124 834 | 87.5% |
Yes | 27 369 | 13.0% | 17 829 | 12.5% |
*Annual Trust workload (number of patients with CRC managed) was categorised as: low (≤150), medium (151–250), high (>250).
†Trust ECMC status was categorised as yes or no according to the list of centres provided on the ECMC website (http://www.ecmcnetwork.org.uk/network-centres).
CRC, colorectal cancer; ECMC, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre.