Depending on the specialty, there are clear differences between outpatient and inpatient care: while the majority of general practitioners (primary care physicians) worked in the outpatient sector in 2025 (* physicians), anesthesiology is predominantly inpatient (* compared to in outpatient care). A similar pattern can be observed in other fields: surgeons are mainly employed in inpatient settings (*), whereas specialties such as ophthalmology or dermatology are dominated by the outpatient sector.
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