BACKGROUND: To examine whether there is any difference in staging between patients operated on for colorectal cancer in public or private hospital. METHODS: This study included 41 patients (16 men and 25 women, mean age of 59.4 years old) who underwent colorectal resection for adenocarcinoma in public hospital (PU) and 33 patients (18 men and 15 women, mean age 60.8 years old) operated in private hospital (PR). They were evaluated regarding the TNM stage, mode of presentation (elective or emergency), type of resection (curative or palliative) and the use of colostomy. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the staging among the two groups. Emergency presentation were 26.8% in the PU group and 12.1% in the PR group (p=0.100). Palliative resection (19.5% PU x 6.1% PR) and the use of colostomy (26.8% PU X 15.2% PR) were more frequently in the patients operated in public hospital but differences were not significant, p=0.087 and p=0.352 respectively. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate that there was no significant difference in staging between patients operated on for colorectal cancer in public or private hospital.
Colorectal neoplasms; Socioeconomic factors; Neoplasm staging; Health systems
