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- Anesthesia and Your Anesthesiologist
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- Common Surgical Procedures
- Discharge Planning
- Other Techniques of Surgery
- Outpatient Surgery
- Pain Management After Surgery
- Preparing for Surgery
- Purpose of Having Surgery
- Questions to Ask Before Surgery
- Recovering From Surgery / Intensive Care
- Surgery: Preoperative Care
- Surgery: What to Expect
- Surgery Discomforts and Complications
- Surgery Methods
- Surgery Postoperative Care
- Surgery Types
- Surgical Care Online Resources
- Surgical Setting
- Surgical Team
- Tests Performed Before Surgery
Surgery Statistics
Surgery Statistics
According to the latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics, 44.9 million inpatient surgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2005, followed closely by outpatient surgeries.
Other surgical statistics for both in- and outpatient procedures include:
- Nervous System Surgeries: 2.2 million
- Eye Surgeries: 5.4 million
- Ear Surgeries: 878,000
- Nose, Mouth, and Pharynx Surgeries: 2.36 million
- Respiratory System Surgeries: 1.4 million
- Cardiovascular System Surgeries: 6.8 million
- Digestive System Surgeries: 12 million
- Urinary System Surgeries: 2.36 million
- Musculoskeletal System Surgeries: 7.4 million
- Integumentary (Skin) System Surgeries: 3.7 million
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Online Resources of Surgical Care
