Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Aug 2015
One year of anaesthesia in France: A comprehensive survey based on the national medical information (PMSI) database. Part 2: Out-hospital patients.
Epidemiological data on French ambulatory anaesthesias are restricted. The aim of this study was to perform an epidemiological analysis of this activity for the year 2010. ⋯ Ambulatory anaesthesia has dramatically increased over fourteen years. It represents almost half of all anaesthetic acts, and its development is promising, especially in University Hospitals and adult populations.
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Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med · Aug 2015
One year of anaesthesia in France: A comprehensive survey based on the national medical information (PMSI) database. Part 1: In-hospital patients.
Anaesthesia has evolved in France since the last epidemiologic survey in 1996. The national database program for medical information systems (the PMSI) can be used to track specific knowledge concerning anaesthesia for a selected period of time. The goal of this study was to perform a contemporary epidemiological description of anaesthesia in France for the year 2010. ⋯ The number of anaesthesias performed in France has dramatically increased (42.7%) since the last major epidemiological survey. Anaesthesia in the 21th century has been adapted to associated demographic changes: an older population with more comorbidities and fewer in-hospital procedures.