Blood transfusions were the most frequently performed procedures during hospital stays in 2010, according to a statistical brief from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Below is a list of the most commonly performed procedures with the number of hospital stays in 2010, according to the brief:
1. Blood transfusions — 2.81 million
2. Prophylactic vaccinations and inoculations — 1.83 million
3. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilations — 1.63 million
4. Repair of current obstetric lacerations — 1.29 million
5. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization; coronary arteriography — 1.28 million
6. Cesarean sections — 1.27 million
7. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; biopsy — 1.20 million
8. Circumcisions — 1.15 million
9. Artificial rupture of membranes to assist delivery — 917, 000
10. Fetal monitoring — 875,000
11. Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram) — 858,000
12. Hemodialysis — 850,000
13. Arthroplasty knee — 730,000
14. Enteral and parenteral nutrition — 613,000
15. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty — 562,000
16. Laminectomy; excision intervertebral disc — 532,000
17. Colonoscopy and biopsy — 528,000
18. Spinal fusion — 492,000
19. Incision of pleura; thoracentesis; chest drainage — 475,000
20. Hip replacement (total and partial) — 456,000
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Below is a list of the most commonly performed procedures with the number of hospital stays in 2010, according to the brief:
1. Blood transfusions — 2.81 million
2. Prophylactic vaccinations and inoculations — 1.83 million
3. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilations — 1.63 million
4. Repair of current obstetric lacerations — 1.29 million
5. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization; coronary arteriography — 1.28 million
6. Cesarean sections — 1.27 million
7. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; biopsy — 1.20 million
8. Circumcisions — 1.15 million
9. Artificial rupture of membranes to assist delivery — 917, 000
10. Fetal monitoring — 875,000
11. Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram) — 858,000
12. Hemodialysis — 850,000
13. Arthroplasty knee — 730,000
14. Enteral and parenteral nutrition — 613,000
15. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty — 562,000
16. Laminectomy; excision intervertebral disc — 532,000
17. Colonoscopy and biopsy — 528,000
18. Spinal fusion — 492,000
19. Incision of pleura; thoracentesis; chest drainage — 475,000
20. Hip replacement (total and partial) — 456,000
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