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Table 1 Hospital monthly volumes of patients* and procedures between 01/2016–02/2020

From: The relationship between publication of high-quality evidence and changes in the volume and trend of subacromial decompression surgery for patients with subacromial pain syndrome in hospitals across Australia, Europe and the United States: a controlled interrupted time series analysis

 

Australia

Belgium

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

United States (1)

United States (2)

Median monthly volume of patients (IQR)

9.448

(9.072–9.779)

10.251

(10.046–10.634)

3.641

(3.532–3.797)

12.398

(11.968–12.880)

15.835

(14.618–16.370)

5.646

(5.272–5.967)

Median monthly volume of patients within MSK clusters** (IQR)

1.842

(1.773–1.907)

1.160

(1.110–1.235)

345

(326–364)

1.703

(1.644–1.780)

2.530

(2.383–2.616)

684

(634–750)

Median monthly volume of procedures (IQR)

7.882

(7.628–8.133)

6.705

(6.492–7.082)

948

(903–999)

8.963

(8.559–9.344)

6.788

(6.453–7.064)

2.399

(2.302–2.480)

Median monthly volume of procedures within MSK clusters** (IQR)

1.464

(1.419–1.538)

1.039

(991–1104)

145

(135–155)

1.348

(1.305–1.417)

1.221

(1.145–1.291)

591

(550–616)

Median monthly volume of subacromial decompressions (IQR)

3

(1–4)

17

(12–24)

0

22

(18–27)

1

(0–1)

17

(14–21)

  1. *Includes clinical admissions and day case surgeries. **Monthly volume of patients within the ICD-10 clusters: ‘Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue disease’ and ‘Injury and poisoning’, capturing most musculoskeletal (MSK) patients. Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range.