Common procedures and conditions leading to inpatient hospital admissions in adults with and without diabetes from 2015 to 2019 in Germany : Acomparison of frequency, length of hospital stay and complications.

Abstract

To evaluate common surgical procedures and admission causes in inpatient cases with diabetes in Germany between 2015 and 2019 and compare them to inpatient cases without diabetes. Based on the German diagnosis-related groups (G-DRG) statistics, regression models stratified by age groups and gender were used to calculate hospital admissions/100,000individuals, hospital days as well as the proportion of complications and mortality in inpatient cases ≥ 40years with or without adocumented diagnosis of diabetes (type1 or type2). A total of 14,222,326 (21%) of all inpatient cases aged ≥ 40years had adiagnosis of diabetes. More middle-aged females with vs. without diabetes/100,000individuals [95% CI] were observed, most pronounced in cases aged 40-< 50years with myocardial infarction (305 [293-319] vs. 36 [36-37], p < 0.001). Higher proportions of complications and longer hospital stays were found for all procedures and morbidities in cases with diabetes. Earlier hospitalizations, longer hospital stays and more complications in inpatient cases with diabetes together with the predicted future increase in diabetes prevalence depict huge challenges for the German healthcare system. There is an urgent need for developing strategies to adequately care for patients with diabetes in hospital.