Table 5 Performance of hospital doctors and relationship with delay
From: Factors related with symptom duration until diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic colorectal cancer
N (%) | Symptom diagnosis | Symptom treatment interval | |
|---|---|---|---|
median (p25-p75) | median (p25-p75) | ||
(days) | (days) | ||
Service of first consultation | |||
Gastroenterology | 312 (39.5) | 168.0 (90.0-317.5) | 199 (124.0-352.0) |
General Surgery | 52 (6.6) | 159.0 (83.5-349.0) | 223 (128.0-382.5) |
Internal Medicine | 36 (4.6) | 146.5 (70.7-315.5) | 145.5 (90.0-334.0) |
Emergency service | 363 (46.6) | 88.0 (33.5-186.5) | 108.0 (52.0-207.5) |
Other | 26 (3.3) | 149.0 (84.0-281.0) | 176.0 (103.0-294.5) |
P | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Contact with hospital | |||
Patient own referral | 178 (24.8) | 84.0 (27.5-163.5) | 111.0 (40.0-210.5) |
GP or out of hours service | 452 (63.0) | 140.0 (70.0-271.0) | 171.0 (97.0-306.0) |
Referral other specialists | 54 (7.5) | 126.0 (75.7-352.5) | 144.5 (101.0-364.2) |
Other | 37 (4.7) | 109.0 (66.5-240.7) | 127.5 (85.2-264.5) |
P | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Requested tests | |||
Abdominal examination | |||
Si | 583 (73.6) | 111.0 (49.0-238.0) | 136.0 (71.0-268.0) |
No | 209 (26.4) | 144.0 (78.2-293.7) | 189.0 (111.2-329.5) |
P | <0.01 | <0.001 | |
Rectal Examination | |||
Si | 423 (53.3) | 118.0 (49,0-224,0) | 151.0 (75.0-274.0) |
No | 370 (46.7) | 132.0 (68.5-284.5) | 162.0 (92.0-315.0) |
P | 0.05 | 0.09 | |
Faecal Blood Test | |||
Si | 41 (5.2) | 150.0 (72.5-269.5) | 193.0 (101.0-362.0) |
No | 752 (94.8) | 127.0 (55.0-253.0) | 154.0 (84.0-281.0) |
0.68 | 0.28 | ||
Blood Test | |||
Si | 573 (72.5) | 116.0(49.0-238.0) | 139.0 (72.0-262.0) |
No | 217 (27.5) | 144.5(83.0-290.5) | 189.0 (119.5-335.2) |
P | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Iron Investigation | |||
Si | 227 (28.7) | 137.5 (61.0-286.0) | 166.0 (90.0-314.0) |
No | 563 (71.3) | 125.0 (55.5-245.0) | 154.0 (83.02-75.5) |
P | 0.23 | 0.36 | |
Abdominal XR | |||
Si | 274 (34.6) | 98.0 (33.0-195.0) | 110.0 (48.5-211.5) |
No | 519 (65.4) | 142.0 (72.0-293.0) | 177.0 (108.5-318.5) |
P | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Abdominal Echography | |||
Si | 141 (17.8) | 113.5 (59.0-241.0) | 134.5 (89.2-259.0) |
No | 652 (82.2) | 130.0 (53.0-256.0) | 160.5 (83.7-287.5) |
P | 0.51 | 0.20 | |
Barium Enema | |||
Yes | 61 (7.7) | 145.0 (76.0-276.0) | 179.0 (77.0-343.0) |
No | 731 (92.3) | 124.0 (56.5-251.0) | 154.0 (84.0-281.25) |
P | 0.63 | 0.63 | |
Barium transit | |||
Yes | 11 (1.4) | 193.0 (84.5-247.0) | 233.0 (47.0-291.0) |
No | 782 (98.6) | 125.5 (57.0-253.0) | 154.0 (84.0-282.0) |
P | 0.54 | 0.56 | |
Gastroscopy | |||
Yes | 92 (11.6) | 117.0 (72.0-280.0) | 167.0 (92.0-321.0) |
No | 699 (88.4) | 127.0 (53.0-250.5) | 154.0 (83.5-275.5) |
P | 0.41 | 0.34 | |
Rectoscopy | |||
Yes | 35 (4.4) | 182.0 (66.0-324.0) | 204.0 (103.7-388.0) |
No | 755 (95.6) | 125.5 (56.0-251.0) | 154.0 (83.5-280.0) |
P | 0.19 | 0.06 | |
Rectosigmoidoscopy | |||
Yes | 18 (2.3) | 83.0 (43.0-180.0) | 116.5 (77.0-221.2) |
No | 772 (97.7) | 128.0 (59.0-255.0) | 155.0 (84.0-287.0) |
P | 0.30 | 0.46 | |
CT Abdominal Scan | |||
Yes | 345 (43.6) | 112.0 (45.5-221.5) | 128.0 (69.2-244.7) |
No | 447 (56.4) | 142.0 (64.0-280.0) | 180.0 (97.5-316.5) |
P | 0.01 | <0.001 | |
Abdominal MRI | |||
Yes | 40 (5.1) | 194.0 (84.0-403.0) | 227.0 (112.5-451.0) |
No | 751 (94.9) | 124.5 (56.0-251.0) | 153.5 (83.0-276.7) |
P | 0.02 | 0.01 | |
Diagnosis orientation after first Hospital contact | |||
Correct | 386 (50.5) | 113.5 (55.7-228.5) | 146.5 (83.5-263.5) |
Appropriate | 334 (43.7) | 140.0 (58.0-257.5) | 158.0 (78.5-297.5) |
Inappropriate | 44 (5.8) | 137.0 (82.0-256.2) | 172.0 (111.5-298.2) |
P | 0.39 | 0.50 |