Background
Health Care in Norway
Code 100, some examples: | |
-Treatment of epistaxis | |
-Skin biopsy | |
-Removal of foreign body from eye and ear/nose/thro | |
-Implantation of medical implants | |
-Injection of medication in joints and tendon sheath | |
-Surgical removal of small skin tumours | |
-Wound treatment with/without sutures | |
-Arterial bloodgas sampling | |
-Cleaning of external Auditory Canal (IE Cerumen Removal) | |
Code 105, some examples: | |
-Incision of abscess | |
-Urinary catheterization and bladder washout | |
-Surgical removal of small subcutaneous tumours, nail, large nevus or nevus from face | |
-Ligature of haemorrhoid | |
-Puncture of joint and pleura for sampling | |
-Lumbar puncture | |
-Larger wound treatment and debridement | |
-Advanced treatment of chronic wounds |
Study aim
Methods
Subjects
Data collection
Statistical analysis
Results
2006 | 2013 | |
---|---|---|
Number of participants | 3015 | 3609 |
Female gender | 28.6% | 35.6% |
Average list size | 1254 | 1213 |
Age | ||
< 40 | 17.7% | 21.8% |
41–50 | 30.0% | 25.5% |
51–60 | 39.5% | 30.5% |
> 60 | 12.7% | 22.1% |
Proportion performing procedures | ||
Minor surgery, (overall mean) | 87.5% (31) | 91.0% (34) |
Major surgery, (overall mean) | 67.9% (13) | 76.1% (16) |
IUD-insertions, (overall mean) | 80.4% (7) | 74.8% (5) |
Minor surgical procedures (reimbursement codes 100 + 149a)
Minor surgery | Major surgery | IUD-insertiona
| |
---|---|---|---|
(OR 95% CI) | (OR 95% CI) | (OR 95% CI) | |
GP gender | |||
Male (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 0.58 (0.45–0.74) | 0.38(0.32–0.45) | 6.28 (4.47–8.82) |
GP age | |||
< =40 (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
41–50 | 0.68 (0.46–1.02) | 0.86(0.68–1.10) | 1.17 (0.98–1.49) |
51–60 | 0.55 (0.38–0.81) | 0.68(0.54–0.87) | 1.10 (0.88–1.38) |
> 60 | 0.33 (0.22–0.48) | 0.46(0.36–0.60) | 0.92 (0.73–1.17) |
GP list size | |||
< 1000 (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1001–1200 | 0.97 (0.68–1.39) | 1.21(0.97–1.52) | 1.82 (1.42–2.39) |
1201–1500 | 0.92 (0.66–1.28) | 1.44(1.15–1.79) | 1.78 (1.39–2.28) |
> 1500 | 1.09 (0.73–1.62) | 1.74(1.32–2.30) | 2.46 (1.85–3.26) |
GP municipal size | |||
< 5000 (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
5001–10,000 | 2.74 (1.50–5.01) | 0.91(0.63–1.32) | 1.41 (1.02–1.94) |
10.001–25.000 | 1.88(1.16–3.03) | 0.84(0.60–1.17) | 1.65 (1.23–2.21) |
25.001–100.000 | 1.24 (0.80–1.93) | 0.55(0.40–0.76) | 1.06 (0.80–1.41) |
> 100.000 | 0.65 (0.42–1.00) | 0.39(0.28–0.54) | 1.02 (0.76–1.37) |