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Table 1 Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Hepatobiliary Surgery from 2009 to 2015, by Year

From: In-hospital mortality and failure to rescue following hepatobiliary surgery in Germany - a nationwide analysis

  

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total Number of Patients

N

4090

4283

4466

4654

4583

4606

4432

 Minor Resection

N (%)

1833 (44.82)

1864 (43.52)

1915 (42.88)

2065 (44.37)

2045 (44.62)

2042 (44.33)

2077 (46.86)

 Major Resection

N (%)

2257 (55.18)

2419 (56.48)

2551 (57.12)

2589 (55.63)

2538 (55.38)

2564 (55.67)

2355 (53.14)

Annual Number of Hospitalsa

N

494

482

493

503

521

493

496

Demographics

 Age (Years)

Mean ± STD

62.86 ± 12.38

62.85 ± 12.68

62.83 ± 12.65

63.24 ± 12.75

63.21 ± 12.84

63.25 ± 1 2.68

63.33 ± 12.93

 Age ≥ 65 Years

N (%)

2183 (53.37)

2239 (52.28)

2281 (51.07)

2472 (53.12)

2390 (52.15)

2396 (52.02)

2325 (52.46)

 Female Sex

N (%)

1827 (44.67)

1849 (43.17)

1914 (42.86)

2081 (44.71)

1972 (43.03)

1975 (42.88)

1907 (43.03)

Underlying disease

 Metastatic Disease

N (%)

1916 (46.85)

2040 (47.63)

2023 (45.3)

2067 (44.41)

2022 (44.12)

2022 (43.9)

1919 (43.3)

 Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm

N (%)

1169 (28.58)

1317 (30.75)

1441 (32.27)

1505 (32.34)

1540 (33.6)

1568 (34.04)

1471 (33.19)

 Benign Hepatobiliary Disease

N (%)

312 (7.63)

325 (7.59)

365 (8.17)

366 (7.86)

371 (8.1)

369 (8.01)

348 (7.85)

 Other Medical Indication

N (%)

693 (16.94)

601 (14.03)

637 (14.26)

716 (15.38)

650 (14.18)

647 (14.05)

694 (15.66)

Type of Surgery

 Trisectionectomy

N (%)

394 (9.63)

472 (11.02)

444 (9.94)

486 (10.44)

509 (11.11)

498 (10.81)

483 (10.9)

 Hemihepatectomy

N (%)

1863 (45.55)

1947 (45.46)

2107 (47.18)

2103 (45.19)

2029 (44.27)

2066 (44.85)

1872 (42.24)

 Multiple Segmentectomy

N (%)

1163 (28.44)

1206 (28.16)

1219 (27.3)

1275 (27.4)

1140 (24.87)

1150 (24.97)

1165 (26.29)

 Bisegmentectomy

N (%)

670 (16.38)

658 (15.36)

696 (15.58)

790 (16.97)

905 (19.75)

892 (19.37)

912 (20.58)

Extent of Surgery

 Resection of Arteries/Veins

N (%)

330 (8.07)

402 (9.39)

416 (9.31)

415 (8.92)

436 (9.51)

415 (9.01)

371 (8.37)

 Biliodigestive Anastomosis

N (%)

117 (2.86)

136 (3.18)

211 (4.72)

195 (4.19)

173 (3.77)

184 (3.99)

180 (4.06)

 Resection of Other Organ

N (%)

389 (9.51)

405 (9.46)

425 (9.52)

416 (8.94)

431 (9.4)

424 (9.21)

437 (9.86)

  1. STD Standard Deviation
  2. aThat Performed at Least one Hepatobiliary Resection