Current status of lung cancer in Spain: a retrospective analysis of patient characteristics, use of healthcare resources and in-hospital mortality

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to describe the current status of lung cancer in Spain, including patient characteristics and in-hospital mortality, and to revise disease management and the direct medical costs of secondary care. Methods: A retrospective observational study was set to analyse anonymized primary and secondary care records of patients admitted with lung cancer in Spain between 2011 and 2016. Data were obtained from the Primary Care Dataset and the Centralised Hospital Discharge Database (...)