Appendectomy - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: General surgery	99.39%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	14,892
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	129.89
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2019	0,6%
Percentage of outpatient care	2.91%
POPULATION
Median age	30 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.86
Percentage of women	47.29%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.86
TRENDS
Trend 2011-2021	0.25%
Trend 2011-2019	-0.59%
Trend 2019-2021	3.69%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2011-2013	11.73
Coefficient of variation 2019-2021	14.41
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.25
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	2.60
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	8,332,102 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	0.73 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.32
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	3.41
Average cost of interventions	559.50 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
156310 156321	Ensemble du matériel de consommation et du matériel implantable utilisé lors de la prestation 243154-243165 de la nomenclature, par voie endoscopique	01-07-2014
156332 156343	Ensemble du matériel de consommation et du matériel implantable utilisé lors de la prestation 244871-244882 de la nomenclature, par voie endoscopique	01-07-2014
156354 156365	Ensemble du matériel de consommation et du matériel implantable utilisé lors de la prestation 244871-244882 de la nomenclature, en chirurgie ouverte	01-07-2014
243154 243165	Appendicectomie à froid ou à chaud, avec ou sans perforation	01-04-1985
243353 243364	Appendicectomie à froid ou à chaud, avec ou sans perforation	01-10-1995	31-12-2011
244871 244882	Appendicectomie nécessitant la résection du fond caecal	01-05-2007
731032 731043	Ensemble du matériel de consommation et du matériel implantable utilisé lors de la prestation 243154-243165, par voie endoscopique	01-03-2004	30-06-2014
736750 736761	Ensemble du matériel de consommation et du matériel implantable utilisé lors de la prestation 244871-244882, par voie endoscopique	01-04-2011	30-06-2014
736772 736783	Ensemble du matériel de consommation et du matériel implantable utilisé lors de la prestation 244871-244882, en chirurgie ouverte	01-04-2011	30-06-2014

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2021

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