Access to Neurosurgery for Patients in Germany-Strategic Considerations Based on Geographic Information Mapping.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: To estimate, against the background of the upcoming German healthcare reform, current access to neurosurgery for patients in Germany, and to derive improvement strategies from geographic information mapping. Methods: We defined access to neurosurgery on a geographical basis as the sum of all points from which one can reach a neurosurgical department within 40 min by car (A2N40). We identified 182 departments of neurosurgery, and we retrieved population numbers and geodetic information from open sources. We processed data and conducted statistical analyses in R. Results: Population density and A2N40 per square kilometer were significantly positively correlated (Spearman's rho = 0.82, p = 0.0001). Population density is significantly lower (W

SUBMITTER: Rupa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12939468 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature