Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics and discharge destinations of children and youth with brain tumours in acute care by type of brain tumour diagnosis, Ontario, Canada, 2004/05 - 2009/10
From: A population based perspective on children and youth with brain tumours
Characteristics | Overall | Malignant Brain Tumour | Benign Brain Tumour | Unspecified Brain Tumour | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Col% | N | Col% | N | Col% | N | Col% | |
Overall | 745 | 100 | 490 | 65.8 | 87 | 11.7 | 168 | 22.6 |
Age Groups | ||||||||
0–4 | 174 | 23.4 | 109 | 22.2 | 18 | 20.7 | 47 | 28.0 |
5–9 | 182 | 24.4 | 140 | 28.6 | 6 | 6.9 | 36 | 21.4 |
10–14 | 190 | 25.5 | 129 | 26.3 | 18 | 20.7 | 43 | 25.6 |
15–19 | 199 | 26.7 | 112 | 22.9 | 45 | 51.7 | 42 | 25.0 |
Sex | ||||||||
Males | 410 | 55.0 | 267 | 54.5 | 43 | 49.4 | 100 | 59.5 |
Females | 335 | 45.0 | 223 | 45.5 | 44 | 50.6 | 68 | 40.5 |
Length of Stay (Days) | ||||||||
Average LOS (Mean, SD) | 14.0 | 22.4 | 16.7 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 14.3 |
1–2 | 108 | 14.5 | 48 | 9.8 | 14 | 16.1 | 46 | 27.4 |
3–5 | 195 | 26.2 | 103 | 21.0 | 29 | 33.3 | 63 | 37.5 |
6–11 | 217 | 29.1 | 153 | 31.2 | 25 | 28.7 | 39 | 23.2 |
12+ | 225 | 30.2 | 186 | 38.0 | 19 | 21.8 | 20 | 11.9 |
Special Care Days | ||||||||
Average Number of Special Care Days (Mean, SD) | 4.7 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 21.6 |
None | 377 | 50.6 | 218 | 44.5 | 38 | 43.7 | 121 | 72.0 |
1–2 | 247 | 33.2 | 182 | 37.1 | 32 | 36.8 | 33 | 19.6 |
3–5 | 69 | 9.3 | 52 | 10.6 | 9 | 10.3 | 8 | 4.8 |
6+ | 52 | 7.0 | 38 | 7.8 | 8 | 9.2 | 6 | 3.6 |
Discharge Disposition | ||||||||
Home | 619 | 83.1 | 418 | 85.3 | 81 | 92.1 | 120 | 71.4 |
Non-Home Setting | 102 | 13.4 | NR | . | 6 | 6.9 | NR | . |
Death | 24 | 3.2 | NR | . | 0 | 0 | <5 | . |