ObjectiveTo analyze the geographical distribution of patients with colorectal cancer by screening the current Database from Colorectal Cancer (DACCA) version in West China Hospital.MethodsThe selected DACCA database version of this data analysis was updated on September 5, 2019, and the two data of the " date of operation” and " address” were selected as the main research items. The characteristics of each selected data item were analyzed, and then the selected data were used as a joint feature analysis.ResultsAccording to the condition of selection by " address”, 7 096 valid data rows from the whole nation were obtained, 6 551 valid data rows from Sichuan province were obtained, and 2 954 valid data rows from Chengdu city were obtained. The geographic information provided by the DACCA database showed that, with the year changing, the provincial distribution area of patients was mainly the southwest region with middle-east of Sichuan province as center, mainly including the parts of Chongqing, Yunnan, and Guizhou; The distribution area of the municipal level in Sichuan province was mainly the east region with axis of the " Mianyang-Chengdu-Ya’an”, and Chengdu was the core; The regional distribution of patients in the Chengdu was mainly within the third ring load with Wuhou District, the Jinniu District, and the Qingyang District as the core area.ConclusionThegeographical information provided by DACCA database shows the geographical distribution characteristics of patients in the past 20 years, reflecting the basic characteristics and changes of the service area of West China Hospital, and can provide a basis for medical policy makers in screening, diagnosing and treating of colorectal cancer, and key management areas of following-up.
Objective To analyze the impact of body mass index (BMI) on surgical difficulty and surgical reaction of patients with colorectal cancer served by West China Hospital, based on the current version of Database from Colorectal Cancer (DACCA). MethodsThe data of DACCA were updated on September 22, 2021. All data items included BMI, operative duration, anatomical difficulty, pelvic stenosis, abdominal obesity, adhesion in surgical area, abnormal mesenteric status, tissue or organ hypertrophy, intestinal quality in surgical area, surgery reaction, and perioperative complications of colorectal cancer module including temperature, flatus, pain, and mental status. The patients were divided into lean (BMI <18.5 kg/m2), normal (BMI 18.5–23.9 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 24.0–27.9 kg/m2), and obesity (BMI ≥28.0 kg/m2) by Chinese four classification method. ResultsAfter scanning, 6 311 data rows were analyzed. ① The effect of BMI on surgical difficulty: BMI was weakly positively correlated with operative duration (rs=0.096, P<0.001). The overweight and obesity patients were more likely to have anatomical abnormalities (rs=0.385, P<0.001 ), pelvic stenosis (rs=0.386, P<0.001), abdominal obesity (rs=0.567, P<0.001), and adhesion in surgical area (rs=0.043, P=0.004). There was difference in tissue or organ hypertrophy among patients with different BMI (χ2=39.988, P<0.001). It was also found that the lean patients were prone to develop ‘very heavy adhesions’ when adhesions occurred in surgical area, and to ‘mesangial contracture, short, fixed’ of abnormal mesenteric status, while the obesity patients were prone to ‘mesangial thickening’ of abnormal mesenteric status. There was no difference in intestinal quality among patients with different BMI (P>0.05). ② The effect of BMI on surgical reaction: BMI was weakly positively correlated with the overall assessment of surgical reaction (rs=0.049, P=0.001), and obesity patients were more likely to have severe surgical reaction. BMI was weakly negatively correlated with pain (rs=–0.058, P<0.001）and the lean patients were more likely to have pain that needed drug control. However, there were no differences in temperature, flatus, and mental status among patients with different BMI (P>0.05). ConclusionsHigh BMI of patients will affect several indicators including operative duration, anatomical difficulty, pelvic stenosis, abdominal obesity, adhesion in surgical area, abnormal mesenteric status, tissue or organ hypertrophy, resulting in increased difficulty of surgery. Although high BMI might affect overall response state after surgery, it will not affect temperature, flatus, and mental status, reflecting a relatively weak impact on surgical reaction.
Objective To analyze the impact of body mass index (BMI) on hospitalization process of colorectal cancer patients served by West China Hospital, based on the current version of Database from Colorectal Cancer (DACCA). Methods The data of DACCA was updated on April 30, 2021. All data items included BMI, visiting data, admission date, operation date, discharging date, pre-hospitalization time, pre-operation time, post-operation time, total hospital stay, and management process. Results After scanning, 5 564 data rows were analyzed, from 2007 to 2021. The range of BMI was 11.02–39.67 kg/m2, the average of BMI was (22.86±3.28) kg/m2, and the BMI increased with year \begin{document}$ (\widehat{y} $\end{document}=0.058x–94.23, R2=0.005, P<0.001). The results of BMI characteristic analysis showed that BMI was not statistically significant related to the pre-hospitalization time, the pre-operation time, and the total length of hospital stay (P>0.05). However, the BMI would affect patients’ postoperative hospital stay and process management (P<0.05). Among them,obese group had shorter postoperative hospital stay than other groups (P=0.014). Additionally, there was significant difference in management process among colorectal cancer patients with different BMI (χ2=26.84, P=0.001). In process management, “ERAS” management accounted for the largest proportion (66.37%), but for each process management category, lean people were more likely to choose “enhanced” management process (11.08%), and obese people were more likely to choose “individual” process management (6.05%). Conclusions The analysis results reflect that the BMI of colorectal cancer patients have an increasing trend year by year. BMI has no clear correlation with patients’ waiting time before admission, pre-operative time, and total hospital stay. Therefore, from the perspective of hospitalization management, the hospitalization operation ability of patients with colorectal cancer was not affected by BMI. The BMI of patients will affect the postoperative hospital stay and process management. The obese people have a shorter postoperative hospital stay and are more likely to choose non-process management.
Objective To analyze the impact of body mass index (BMI) on tumor characteristics of colorectal patients served by West China Hospital as a regional center in the current version of Database from Colorectal Cancer (DACCA). MethodsThe data of DACCA was updated on October 16, 2021. All data items included BMI, precancerous lesions, cancer family, tumor site, tumor morphology, location, differentiation, pathological properties of tumor, obstruction, overlap, perforation, pain, edema, and bleeding. The patients were divided into lean (BMI<18.5 kg/m2), normal (BMI 18.5–23.9 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 24.0–27.9 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI≥28.0 kg/m2) by Chinese classification methods. ResultsAfter scanning, 5 761 data rows were analyzed. Chi-square test showed that there was significant difference in the type composition ratio of tumor location in colorectal cancer patients under different BMI groups (χ2=31.477, P<0.001). Rank sum test showed that there was significant difference in the degree of obstruction (H=42.490, P<0.001), intussusception (H=8.179, P=0.042), edema (H=14.795, P=0.002), and bleeding (H=9.884, P=0.020) among different BMI groups. ConclusionsThe BMI classification of colorectal cancer patients is related to the location of tumor and the occurrence of some tumor complications. Patients with tumor involving intestinal lumens for one week are more likely to have low BMI. The patients with low BMI are more likely to have severe bleeding, obstruction, intestinal intussusception, and severe intestinal wall edema.