Table 1. Most Common Procedures (All Listed Procedures*)


Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 3,868
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 10.9

Manually assisted delivery, medical induction and other procedures to assist delivery
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 2,055
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 5.8

Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 1,361
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 3.8

Blood transfusion
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 1,259
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 3.6

Circumcision of infant
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 1,186
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 3.4

Repair of current obstetric laceration following delivery
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 1,184
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 3.3

Fetal monitoring
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 1,180
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 3.3

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 1,168
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 3.3

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 739
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 2.1

Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram)
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 641
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 1.8

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 608
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 1.7

Hysterectomy
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 594
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 1.7

Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan, head
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 578
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 1.6

Colonoscopy and biopsy
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 564
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 1.6

Laminectomy/excision of intervertebral disk
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in the thousands): 529
Percent of discharges with this procedure category: 1.5


* The term "All-listed procedures" refers to all procedures performed during a hospital stay; patients often receive more than one procedure.

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