Einfluss der Coronapandemie auf die Leberchirurgie und Lebertransplantationen in Deutschland

Zusammenfassung

Hintergrund Die Leberchirurgie ist durch ein hohes perioperatives Risiko und einen großen Ressourcenaufwand geprägt, aber die Operationsindikation ist oftmals alternativlos. Die SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie führte weltweit zu Einschränkungen in der chirurgischen Patientenversorgung und stellte daher auch die Leberchirurgie vor neue Herausforderungen. Welchen Einfluss die Pandemie allerdings auf die Leberchirurgie in Deutschland insgesamt hatte, ist bislang nur unzureichend bekannt.

Methoden Auf Basis der durch das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) erfassten Daten zu Prozedurenschlüsseln (OPS-Codes) vollstationärer Patienten in Deutschland aus den Jahren 2010–2020 sowie Daten zu Organtransplantationen der Deutschen Stiftung Organtransplantation (DSO) wurde retrospektiv die Anzahl leberchirurgischer Prozeduren in Deutschland zu Beginn der Pandemie mit den Vorjahresdaten sowie mit Zahlen aus dem Eurotransplant-Raum verglichen.

Ergebnisse Entsprechend der durch das Statistische Bundesamt dokumentierten Prozedurenschlüssel unterlagen Operationen an der Leber sowie Lebertransplantationen in Deutschland in den Jahren 2010 bis 2020 einer jährlichen Schwankung, die auch im Pandemiejahr 2020, im Gegensatz zu anderen europäischen Ländern, unverändert geblieben ist. Die Entwicklung der postmortalen Lebertransplantation sowie der Leberlebendspenden ist in Deutschland, gemäß den Zahlen der DSO, auch im Jahr 2020 stabil geblieben.

Schlussfolgerungen Die Anzahl leberchirurgischer Eingriffe in Deutschland unterlag bis 2020 einer dynamischen Entwicklung, die auch im 1. Pandemiejahr 2020 keine deutliche Veränderung gezeigt hat. Die häufigsten an der Leber durchgeführten Operationen sowie die Lebertransplantation entwickelten sich auch zu Beginn der Pandemie quantitativ weitgehend stabil. Die Veröffentlichung von Daten zu den entsprechenden Prozedurenschlüsseln für das Jahr 2021 bleibt abzuwarten, um die weitere Entwicklung der Leberchirurgie und -transplantation in Deutschland während der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie beurteilen zu können.

Abstract

Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led to restrictions in surgical care worldwide and therefore also posed new challenges to liver surgery. The respective procedures often entail high perioperative risks and resource requirements. However, the indication for liver surgery is frequently without alternatives. To date, there is little knowledge about the impact of the pandemic on liver surgery in Germany.

Methods A retrospective data analysis of liver surgery procedures in Germany as well as transplantations was conducted. Evaluations were based on procedure codes recorded between 2010 and 2020 according to diagnosis-related groups (DRG) by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis) and data from the German Organ Procurement Organization (Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation; DSO).

Results According to DRG procedure codes relating to liver surgery recorded between 2010 and 2020 in Germany, the annual fluctuation for the first year of the pandemic 2020 remained comparable to previous years. Furthermore, the development of post-mortem liver transplantations as well as living liver donations remained stable in Germany in 2020 and 2021.

Conclusions The number of liver surgery procedures in Germany was subject to a dynamic development until 2020, without apparent changes in the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The most frequently performed liver procedures, as well as liver transplantations, remained stable with respect to their annually recorded numbers. Publication of data regarding procedures in liver surgery and transplantation in 2021 need to be awaited and analyzed to evaluate whether the observations presented in this article prove stable any further.

Schlüsselwörter

Leberchirurgie - Leberlebendspende - Leberresektion - Coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - COVID-19

Keywords

liver resection - liver surgery - living liver donation - Corona virus - SARS-CoV-2 - COVID-19

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