Surgical Treatment at an Academic Medical Center is Associated with Statistically Insignificant Lung Cancer Survival Outcome Differences Related to ZIP Code.
Journal
World journal of surgery
ISSN: 1432-2323
Titre abrégé: World J Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7704052
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted:
18
03
2023
medline:
3
7
2023
pubmed:
13
4
2023
entrez:
12
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Low socioeconomic status is a well-characterized adverse prognostic factor in large lung cancer databases. However, such characterizations may be confounded as patients of lower socioeconomic status are more often treated at low-volume, non-academic centers. We evaluated whether socioeconomic status, as defined by ZIP code median income, was associated with differences in lung cancer resection outcomes within a high-volume academic medical center. Consecutive patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer were identified from a prospectively maintained database (2011-18). Patients were assigned an income value based on the median income of their ZIP code as determined by census-based geographic data. We stratified the population into income quintiles representative of SES and compared demographics (chi-square), surgical outcomes, and survival (Kaplan-Meier). We identified 1,693 patients, representing 516 ZIP codes. Income quintiles were Q1: $24,421-53,151; Q2:$53,152-73,982; Q3:$73,983-99,063; Q4:$99,064-123,842; and Q5:$123,843-250,001. Compared to Q5 patients, Q1 patients were younger (median 69 vs. 73, p < 0.001), more likely male (44 vs. 36%, p = 0.035), and more likely Asian, Black, or self-identified as other than white, Asian, or Black. (67 vs. 11%, p = < 0.001). We found minor differences in surgical outcomes and no significant difference in 5-year survival between Q1 and Q5 patients (5-year: 86 vs. 85%, p = 0.886). Surgical care patterns at a high-volume academic medical center are similar among patients from varying ZIP codes. Surgical treatment at such a center is associated with no survival differences based upon socioeconomic status as determined by ZIP code. Centralization of lung cancer surgical care to high-volume centers may reduce socioeconomic outcome disparities.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Low socioeconomic status is a well-characterized adverse prognostic factor in large lung cancer databases. However, such characterizations may be confounded as patients of lower socioeconomic status are more often treated at low-volume, non-academic centers. We evaluated whether socioeconomic status, as defined by ZIP code median income, was associated with differences in lung cancer resection outcomes within a high-volume academic medical center.
METHODS
METHODS
Consecutive patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer were identified from a prospectively maintained database (2011-18). Patients were assigned an income value based on the median income of their ZIP code as determined by census-based geographic data. We stratified the population into income quintiles representative of SES and compared demographics (chi-square), surgical outcomes, and survival (Kaplan-Meier).
RESULTS
RESULTS
We identified 1,693 patients, representing 516 ZIP codes. Income quintiles were Q1: $24,421-53,151; Q2:$53,152-73,982; Q3:$73,983-99,063; Q4:$99,064-123,842; and Q5:$123,843-250,001. Compared to Q5 patients, Q1 patients were younger (median 69 vs. 73, p < 0.001), more likely male (44 vs. 36%, p = 0.035), and more likely Asian, Black, or self-identified as other than white, Asian, or Black. (67 vs. 11%, p = < 0.001). We found minor differences in surgical outcomes and no significant difference in 5-year survival between Q1 and Q5 patients (5-year: 86 vs. 85%, p = 0.886).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Surgical care patterns at a high-volume academic medical center are similar among patients from varying ZIP codes. Surgical treatment at such a center is associated with no survival differences based upon socioeconomic status as determined by ZIP code. Centralization of lung cancer surgical care to high-volume centers may reduce socioeconomic outcome disparities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37046063
doi: 10.1007/s00268-023-07006-4
pii: 10.1007/s00268-023-07006-4
doi:
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Langues
eng
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