Glaucoma surgery - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Ophthalmological surgery	99.96%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	21,576
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	186.31
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2021	72.75%
Percentage of outpatient care	97.18%
POPULATION
Median age	65 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.25
Percentage of women	62.18%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.98
TRENDS
Trend 2012-2022	3.49%
Trend 2012-2019	2.41%
Trend 2019-2022	6.07%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2012-2014	39.00
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022	40.29
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.71
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	6.62
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	4,068,126 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	0.35 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.47
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	5.39
Average cost of interventions	188.55 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
181974 181985	Ensemble des micro-stents de pontage trabéculaire, pour la chirurgie micro-invasive du glaucome, par œil	01-10-2021
246551 246562	Iridectomie	01-04-1985
246573 246584	Intervention chirurgicale pour glaucome	01-04-1985
248231 248242	Iridotomie par laser, par séance (maximum 2 séances)	01-08-1988
248253 248264	Trabéculoplastie ou iridoplastie par laser, par séance (maximum 2 séances)	01-08-1988