Table 3.
Distribution of 2000–2009 hernia repairs
|
Inguinal hernia |
Year |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|
Total number |
11652 |
12790 |
12800 |
12917 |
13023 |
13027 |
12597 |
13255 |
12612 |
12811 |
| rate x 100,000/year |
258.3 |
281.7 |
282.6 |
282.2 |
280.5 |
277.2 |
265,9 |
277,7 |
261,0 |
262,2 |
|
Ordinary admission (n.) |
4462 |
4276 |
3902 |
3031 |
2671 |
2497 |
2386 |
2088 |
1589 |
1697 |
| Day of stay |
15097 |
13000 |
10616 |
8159 |
7569 |
6953 |
6659 |
5810 |
5269 |
5251 |
| Mean Length of stay |
3.4 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
| % Ordinary admission |
38.3% |
33.4% |
30.5% |
23.5% |
20.5% |
19.2% |
18.9% |
15.8% |
12.6% |
13.2% |
| % Urgent ordinary admission |
15% |
14% |
14% |
17% |
18% |
20% |
20% |
22% |
30% |
28% |
|
Day surgery (n.) |
7190 |
8514 |
8898 |
9886 |
10352 |
10530 |
10211 |
11167 |
8394 |
6371 |
| n. visit |
13749 |
16324 |
17101 |
18150 |
19056 |
19832 |
19668 |
20433 |
14566 |
11237 |
| % Day surgery |
61.7% |
66.6% |
69.5% |
76.5% |
79.5% |
80.8% |
81.1% |
84.2% |
66.6% |
49.7% |
|
Ambulatory (n) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2629 |
4743 |
| % ambulatory |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.8% |
37.0% |
| % Not ordinary admission |
61.7% |
66.6% |
69.5% |
76.5% |
79.5% |
80.8% |
81.1% |
84.2% |
87.4% |
86.7% |
| Mean admission days indicator |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1,2 |
1,2 |
1,2 |
1,1 |
|
Femoral hernia |
Year |
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| |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Total number |
536 |
510 |
513 |
462 |
516 |
465 |
439 |
471 |
620 |
553 |
| rate x 100,000/year |
11.9 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
10.1 |
11.1 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
9.9 |
12.8 |
11.3 |
|
Ordinary admission (n.) |
359 |
307 |
317 |
261 |
291 |
236 |
233 |
227 |
216 |
211 |
| Day of stay |
1824 |
1368 |
1375 |
1166 |
1429 |
1015 |
1046 |
1057 |
1011 |
1057 |
| Mean Length of stay |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
| % Ordinary admission |
67.0% |
60.2% |
61.8% |
56.5% |
56.4% |
50.8% |
53.1% |
48.2% |
34.8% |
38.2% |
| % Urgent ordinary admission |
54% |
56% |
59% |
64% |
73% |
70% |
73% |
75% |
77% |
84% |
|
Day surgery (n.) |
177 |
203 |
196 |
201 |
225 |
229 |
206 |
244 |
188 |
150 |
| n. visit |
331 |
370 |
369 |
361 |
377 |
375 |
385 |
434 |
303 |
262 |
| % Day surgery |
33.0% |
39.8% |
38.2% |
43.5% |
43.6% |
49.2% |
46.9% |
51.8% |
30.3% |
27.1% |
|
Ambulatory (n) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
216 |
192 |
| % ambulatory |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34.8% |
34.7% |
| % Not ordinary admission |
33.0% |
39.8% |
38.2% |
43.5% |
43.6% |
49.2% |
46.9% |
51.8% |
65.1% |
61.8% |
| Mean admission days indicator | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1,4 | 1,3 | 1,2 | 1,2 |