Press release No. 375 of 23 October 2017
WIESBADEN – 38% (7.1 million) of the nearly 19.0 million in-patients treated in general hospitals were operated on in 2016. Compared with the previous year, the proportion remained unchanged. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that just over half of the patients who underwent surgery during their hospital stay in 2016 were aged 60 years or over.