The inter-prefectural regional disparity of healthcare resources and representative surgical procedures in orthopaedics and general surgery: a nationwide study in Japan during 2015-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few reports have examined the localized regional disparity in representative surgical procedures in orthopaedics and general surgery globally. This study aimed to clarify the inter-prefectural regional disparity and relationships between healthcare resources and representative surgical procedures using a nationwide database in Japan.

Methods

The number of medical specialists in orthopaedics, general surgery, and anaesthesiology, as well as the number of hospitals, and the incidence of representative surgical procedures in orthopaedics and general surgery were evaluated annually per 100,000 inhabitants/people by prefecture in Japan during 2015-2019. Medium-sized regional disparities were evaluated using the Gini coefficient. Correlation coefficients were calculated

SUBMITTER: Kido M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496376 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature