Inpatient burden of esophageal cancer and analysis of factors affecting in-hospital mortality and length of stay.

While these advances have added to costs, advancements in our understanding of cancer biology, in various new treatment modalities, and improved access to up-to-date medical care, have led to an increasing trend of five year survival rate in EC. 23 Inpatient mortality rate in this study has decreased 2.9% consistent with overall improvement in morality in EC. 24 As noted in previous studies, older age groups, patients whose hospital course was complicated by ICU stay, acute kidney injury, acute renal failure, and those with high Charlson index had higher rate of mortality. 25 - 27 Interestingly, compared to Medicare patients, Medicaid, private, and self-pay patients had higher mortality rate.

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