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Stent insertion for palliation of advanced oesophageal carcinoma symptoms by level of socioeconomic disadvantage in urban New South Wales
Author(s) -
Bentley Jason P,
Goldsbury David E,
Eslick Guy D,
Cox Michael R,
O'Connell Dianne L
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja12.11445
Subject(s) - disadvantage , socioeconomic status , stent , medicine , palliative care , general surgery , surgery , environmental health , nursing , political science , population , law
For patients with advanced oesophageal carcinoma, palliation of debilitating symptoms such as dysphagia and odynophagia is important for improving quality of life. Owing to the possibility of complications, it is generally recommended that stents be used as a palliative measure when expected survival is less than 3 months. We analysed linked records from the NSW Central Cancer Registry, the NSW Admitted Patient Data Collection, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages death registrations data and Australian Bureau of Statistics mortality data to investigate the association between socioeconomic disadvantage and palliation of advanced (stage IV) oesophageal carcinoma symptoms by stent insertion in urban-dwelling patients in New South Wales, from July 2001 to December 2007. The study was approved by the NSW Population and Health Services Research Ethics Committee