Figure 19: Prevalence of incisional drainage (OPS code: 5-280.0) vs. abscesstonsillectomy (OPS code: 5-281.1), 2005–2013
The columns depict the percentage (y-axis) of both interventions for each year (x-axis). Between 2005 and 2013, 2,955 incisional drainages and 10,026 abscess TEs on average were performed per year. The comparison of the data over 9 years reveals an increasing prevalence of transoral incisional drainage vs. abscess TE.