Population-based hysterectomy rates in Germany from 2005 through 2006

Objectives: Population-based hysterectomy (HE) rates in Germany have not been estimated until now. The aim of this study was to provide German-wide and regional HE rates based on the national DRG hospitalization file. Study Design: DRG data of the years 2005 and 2006 covering 36.3 million hospitalisations all over Germany were used to calculate HE rates stratified by region, indication group, and surgical approach. We used ICD-10 codes and surgical procedures codes (OPS) to classify HEs. Results: Overall 305,015 HE were undertaken during the study period (3.6 out of 1,000 women). HE rates varied considerably acr…