Abdominal wall hernia surgery

Warning : For the province of Hainaut, the 2019 figures are subject to caution.
Indeed, a modification of the division of the administrative districts of the province of Hainaut (except Mons) took place in 2019. (more info)

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: General surgery	95.00%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	42,384
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	373.36
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2019	5,3%
Percentage of outpatient care	41.60%
POPULATION
Median age	58 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.22
Percentage of women	26.19%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	1.08
TRENDS
Trend 2009-2019	1.27%
Trend 2017-2019	-1.02%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2009-2011	12.07
Coefficient of variation 2017-2019	12.06
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.14
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	2.31
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	16,702,768 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	1.47 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.15
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	2.18
Average cost of interventions	394.08 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
241054 241065	Traitement d'une éventration ou d'une hernie étranglée avec résection intestinale	01-04-1985	31-12-2011
241113 241124	Traitement opératoire d'une hernie étranglée sans résection intestinale	01-04-1985	31-12-2011
241135 241146	Traitement par laparotomie des hernies lombaires obturatrices ou ischiatiques	01-04-1985	31-12-2011
241150 241161	Traitement opératoire d'une hernie quelle que soit la technique utilisée	01-04-1985	31-12-2011
241312 241323	Cure d'une hernie étranglée ou non ou cure d'éventration	01-10-1995	31-12-2011
241334 241345	Cure d'une hernie inguinale bilatérale, étranglée ou non	01-10-1995	31-12-2011
241872 241883	Traitement chirurgical d'une hernie inguinale, fémorale ou obturatrice unilatérale	01-01-2012
241894 241905	Traitement chirurgical d'une hernie inguinale, fémorale ou obturatrice bilatérale	01-01-2012
241916 241920	Traitement chirurgical d'une hernie primaire de la paroi abdominale (en ce compris hernie ombilicale, hernie épigastrique, hernie spieghelienne ou hernie lombaire)	01-01-2012
241931 241942	Traitement chirurgical d'une hernie incisionnelle de la paroi abdominale (en ce compris récidive après traitement d'une hernie primaire de la paroi abdominale et hernies parastomales)	01-01-2012

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