Regional and hospital variation in commonly performed paediatric otolaryngology procedures in the Netherlands: a population-based study of healthcare utilisation between 2016 and 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In the past few decades, there has been an increase in high-quality studies providing evidence on the effectiveness of commonly performed procedures in paediatric otolaryngology. We believe that now is the time to re-evaluate the care process. We aimed to analyse (1) the regional variation in incidence and referrals of adenoidectomies, tonsillectomies and ventilation tube insertions in children in the Netherlands between 2016 and 2019, (2) whether regional surgical rates, referral rates and in-hospital surgical rates were associated with one another, and (3) the hospital variation in healthcare costs, which indicates the utilisation of resources.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

Four neighbouring Dutch provinces comprising 2.8 million inhabi

SUBMITTER: van Munster JJCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252878 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature