Place of residence determines if patients are admitted to hospital, receive conservative treatment, or undergo an operation
Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)
Eckhard Volbracht, Andrea Fürchtenicht, Marion Grote-Westrick
SPOTLIGHT Healthcare: Back Surgery
- Format Type
- Date of publication
- 21/08/2017
- Edition
- 1. edition
- Volume/Format
- 8 pages, PDF
Format
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PDF
Price
Free of charge
Description
In part two of our Back Fact Check, we’ve taken a closer look at the development of inpatient care for patients with back problems. As was the case with diagnostic imaging (part 1), we find major cross-regional differences in Germany – both with regard to surgical interventions and hospital stays. This “Back Surgery” edition of Spotlight Healthcare presents a summary of our key findings.
