Path analysis of factors influencing length of stay and hospitalisation expenses for oral cancer patients in tertiary hospitals in southeastern China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To investigate the associations between influencing factors with length of stay (LOS) and hospitalisation expenses in oral cancer (OC) patients, and to explore the potential pathways through which these factors influence hospitalisation expenses using path analysis.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

A comprehensive tertiary hospital in southeastern China.

Participants

A total of 810 patients with histologically confirmed primary OC admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Province, between 2015 and 2020.

Main outcome measures

LOS and hospitalisation expenses for OC patients.

Results

The median hospitalisation expenses and LOS for OC patients in southeastern China were substantial, amounting to $6330 and 29

SUBMITTER: Fan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11784420 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature