Trends in radiotherapy inpatient admissions in Germany: a population-based study over a 10-year period.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

With the increasing complexity of oncological therapy, the number of inpatient admissions to radiotherapy and non-radiotherapy departments might have changed. In this study, we aim to quantify the number of inpatient cases and the number of radiotherapy fractions delivered under inpatient conditions in radiotherapy and non-radiotherapy departments.

Methods

The analysis is founded on data of all hospitalized cases in Germany based on Diagnosis-Related Group Statistics (G-DRG Statistics, delivered by the Research Data Centers of the Federal Statistical Office). The dataset includes information on the main diagnosis of cases (rather than patients) and the performed procedures during hospitalization based on claims of reimbursement. We used linear regression models to

SUBMITTER: Medenwald D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature