• Alexander J Eckert, Andreas Fritsche, Andrea Icks, Erhard Siegel, Annabel S Mueller-Stierlin, Wolfram Karges, Joachim Rosenbauer, Marie Auzanneau, and Reinhard W Holl.
• Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 41, 89081, Ulm, Germany. alexander.eckert@uni-ulm.de.
• Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. 2023 Jul 1; 135 (13-14): 325335325-335.

ObjectiveTo 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.MethodsBased on the German diagnosis-related groups (G-DRG) statistics, regression models stratified by age groups and gender were used to calculate hospital admissions/100,000 individuals, hospital days as well as the proportion of complications and mortality in inpatient cases ≥ 40 years with or without a documented diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2).ResultsA total of 14,222,326 (21%) of all inpatient cases aged ≥ 40 years had a diagnosis of diabetes. More middle-aged females with vs. without diabetes/100,000 individuals [95% CI] were observed, most pronounced in cases aged 40-< 50 years 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.ConclusionEarlier 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.© 2023. The Author(s).

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