Objective To analyze the primary status of database in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) of colorectal cancer, and to explore the tendency in construction of database in the future. Methods Described the current status of different database respectively, and analyzed the data statistically, involving the patients’ general information, essential information of duration of hospital stay, therapy and MDT from the database of patients. Results The development of different database was uncoordinated. Among the total, the database of patients was advanced, the database of reference and the database of specialists were also developing in certain. Conclusion The primary reason, which results in the lag of construction of database currently, is the long span of database and the cost of much time in data acquisition. The direction of development of database involves consummation of database gradually, refreshment of it promptly, and expanding the research of informatics related clinical medicine.
Objective To evaluate the risk of management decision combined neo-adjuvant chemotherapy with operation for colorectal cancer by means of the colorectal cancer model of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI-CCM). Methods One hundred and eighty-one eligible patients (102 male, 79 female, mean age 58.78 years), which were pathologically proved colorectal cancer in our ward from July to November 2007, involved 62 colonic and 119 rectal cancer. The enrollment were assigned into multi-disciplinary team (MDT) group (n=65) or non-MDT group (n=116), according to whether the MDT was adopted, and the operative risk was analyzed by ACPGBI-CCM. Results The baseline characteristics of MDT and non-MDT group were coherent. The watershed of lower risk group (LRG) and higher risk group (HRG) was set as predictive mortality=2.07%. The time involving extraction of gastric, urethral and drainage tube, feeding, out-of-bed activity after operation in MDT group, whatever in LRG or HRG, were statistically earlier than those in non-MDT group (P<0.05). The resectable rate in LRG was statistically higher than that in HRG (P<0.05), and the proportion of Dukes staging was significantly different (P<0.05) between two groups; Moreover, predictive mortality in HRG was statistically higher than that in LRG (P<0.05), while actually there was no death in both groups. Conclusion Dukes staging which is included as an indispensable option by ACPGBI-CCM is responsible for the lower predictive mortality in LRG.Hence, the value of ACPGBI-CCM used to asses the morbidity of complications within 30 days postoperatively would be warranted by further research. The postoperative risk evaluation can serve as a novel routine to comprehensively analyze the short-term safe in the MDT.
Objective To explore application of preoperative examination in the colorectal cancer patients. Methods The preoperative examination data of patients diagnosed definitely as colorectal cancer at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from November 2006 to June 2007 was retrospectively study, and the application situation and relationship among all preoperative examination in the colorectal cancer patients were analyzed. Results According to the inclusion criteria, 438 colorectal cancer patients were included which involved 260 males and 178 females. Preoperative examinations included two to sixteen items, with an average of 10.61 items. According to correlation analysis, positive correlation existed among lung function and blood type ( r =0.161, P =0.001), tumor marker ( r =0.118, P =0.014), chest X-ray ( r =0.113, P =0.018), routine electrocardiogram ( r =0.198, P =0.000) , while lung function and immune and stress reaction exhibit a negative correlation ( r =-0.106, P = 0.027) with preoperative examinations. At the same time, immune and stress reaction had positive correlation to CT examinations of abdomen ( r =0.151, P =0.001) as well as endorectal ultrasound ( r =0.330, P =0.000). Using univariate analysis, the influence of tumor location ( P =0.012) and operative method ( P =0.004) on the number of examination items was significant. Conclusion Preoperative examination of colorectal tumor surgery mainly includes routine examination, neoplasm-related examination and important organs function detection. And three levels of preoperative menu can be set up in early stage. Establishment of normalization preoperative combined examination may be helpful to consummate preoperative evaluation and improve medical quality.
Objective To determine the influence of combinative assessment of 64 multi-slice spiral computer tomography (MSCT) and serum amyloid A protein (SAA ) on the selection of operative procedures in lower rectal cancer.MethodsProspectively enrolled 130 patients diagnosed definitely as lower rectal cancer (distance of tumor to the dentate line ≤7 cm) at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from July 2007 to September 2008 were randomly assigned into two groups with 65 participants, respectively. In one group named MSCT+SAAgroup, both 64 MSCT and SAA combinative assessment were made for the preoperative evaluation. In another group named MSCT group, only the preoperative MSCT was made. Furthermore, the preoperative staging and predicted operation procedures were compared with postoperative pathologic staging and practical operation program, respectively.ResultsAccording to the criteria, 119 patients with colorectal cancer were actually included into MSCT+SAA group (n=58) and MSCT group (n=61). The baselines characteristics of two groups were basically identical. For MSCT+SAAgroup, the accuracies of preoperative staging T, N, M and TNM were 89.66%, 79.31%, 100% and 77.59%, respectively; For MSCT group, the corresponding rates were 86.89%, 70.49%, 100% and 65.57%, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference of the accuracy of prediction to operative procedures in two groups (93.10% vs. 80.33%, P=0.041). The clinical staging (P=0.001), preoperative T staging (P=0.000), M staging (P=0.016), TNM staging (P=0.013) and serum level of SAA (P=0.029) were related to the selection of operative procedures when analyzing the relationship between the operative procedures and multiple clinicopathologic factors in lower rectal cancer. ConclusionCombinative assessment of 64 MSCT and SAA could improve the accuracy of preoperative staging, thus provide higher predictive coincidence rate to operative procedures for surgeon.
Objective To discuss the influence of combination of 64 multi-slice spiral computer tomography (MSCT) and serum amyloid A protein (SAA) for preoperative assessment on colon cancer surgery strategy. Methods The examination data of 110 patients diagnosed definitely as colon cancer in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University from Nov. 2007 to Nov. 2008 were studied prospectively, and randomly assigned into the MSCT+SAA group and MSCT group, respectively. Both MSCT and SAA combinative assessment were made for preoperative evaluation in MSCT+SAA group, while only MSCT was made preoperatively in MSCT group. Furthermore, the preoperative staging and prediction of operative procedures were compared with postoperative pathologic staging and practical of operative procedures, respectively. Results According to the inclusion criteria, 99 colon cancer patients were actually included into MSCT+SAA group (n=49) and MSCT group (n=50). The baseline characteristics of two groups were statistically identical. For MSCT+SAA group, The accuracies of preoperative staging T, N, M and TNM were 81.6%, 79.6%, 100% and 77.6%, respectively. For MSCT group, the corresponding rates were 82.0%, 60.0%, 98.0% and 62.0%, respectively. The difference of accuracies on staging N between two groups was observed statistically (χ2=4.498, P=0.034). There was also a statistically significant difference of the accuracy of prediction of operative procedures in MSCT+SAA group and MSCT group (95.9% vs. 82.0%, χ2=4.854, P=0.028). The preoperative staging N (P=0.008), M (P=0.010), TNM (P=0.009) and level of SAA (P=0.004) were related to the selection of operative procedures when analyzed the relationship between the operative procedures and multiple clinicopathologic factors in colon cancer. Conclusion The strategy of the combinative assessment of MSCT and SAA could advance the accuracy of preoperative staging, thus serve surgeon the more accurate prediction to surgery strategy in colon cancer.