Thyroidectomy - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: General surgery	57.69%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	5,696
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	49.19
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2021	2.62%
Percentage of outpatient care	0.68%
POPULATION
Median age	56 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.22
Percentage of women	74.61%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	1.06
TRENDS
Trend 2012-2022	-2.15%
Trend 2012-2019	-2.91%
Trend 2019-2022	-0.36%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2012-2014	35.29
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022	21.77
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.48
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	3.08
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	2,968,355 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	0.26 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.50
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	3.52
Average cost of interventions	521.13 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
257014 257025	Thyroïdectomie totale simple ou thyroïdectomie partielle	01-04-1985
257036 257040	Thyroïdectomie totale ou subtotale bilatérale avec dissection des nerfs récurrents et des glandes parathyroïdes	01-04-1985