Table 2 Demographics and examination characteristics of patients with a hospital visit due to FBO in the North Denmark Region in 2021
Patients, n | 150 |
|---|---|
Age at hospital visit, median (Q1-Q3) | 66.0 (49.8–81.0) |
Male sex, % (n) | 58.7% (88) |
Previous FBO, % (n) | 55.3% (83) |
Diagnoses with relevance to FBO prior to hospital visit, % (n) | |
No diagnoses | 83.3% (125) |
Oesophageal stricture | 7.3% (11) |
Eosinophilic oesophagitis | 5.3% (8) |
Achalasia | 2.0% (3) |
Oesophageal or gastric cardia cancer | 2.0% (3) |
Previous fundoplication surgery | 1.3% (2) |
Hospitalised during the acute hospital visit, % (n) | 70.0% (105) |
Patient was initially examined by a physician from, % (n) | |
Department of Emergency medicine | 56.0% (84) |
Department of Ear nose and throat | 28.0% (42) |
Department of Surgery | 13.3% (20) |
Nurse | 2.0% (3) |
Department of Oncology | 0.7% (1) |
Patient underwent upper endoscopy, % (n) | 79.3% (119) |
Within the acute hospital visit | 62.0% (93) |
From discharge to 2 weeks after discharge | 6.0% (9) |
From 2 weeks to 6 months after discharge | 10.0% (15) |
Later than 6 months after discharge | 1.3% (2) |
No upper endoscopy | 20.7% (31) |
Patient was biopsied in the oesophagus, % (n) | 48.7% (73) |
Within the acute hospital visit | 24.0% (36) |
From discharge to 2 weeks after discharge | 4.0% (6) |
From 2 weeks to 6 months after discharge | 17.3% (26) |
Later than 6 months after discharge | 3.3% (5) |
No biopsies taken | 51.3% (77) |
Number of oesophageal biopsies sampled, median (Q1-Q3) | 8.0 (6.0–8.0) |
Reoccurrence of oesophageal FBO, % (n) | 16.7% (25) |