Ambulatory Surgery - Volume Comparison Across Setting
The body system with the highest percentage of collected (by the Council) procedures in the ambulatory setting was the Digestive System. Twenty-six percent (69,397 procedures) of the total ambulatory procedures included in this report were related to the Digestive System.
The body systems with the highest percentage of collected (by the Council) procedures in the inpatient hospital setting were the Cardiovascular System and the Digestive System. Eighteen percent (40,610 procedures) of the total inpatient hospital procedures were related to the Cardiovascular System, and 18% (40,297) were related to the Digestive System.
The Digestive System accounted for 22% (109,694) of the combined ambulatory and inpatient hospital procedures reported, the most of any body system.
Source: PHC4, 1996, First Quarter (see Table 1 for more detail)
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