Number of Hospital Inpatient Discharges for Gastroenterology Procedures

Here are the numbers of all-listed procedures for discharges for gastroenterology procedures by patient age from short-stay hospitals in the United States in 2006, according to data from 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey. Note: Numbers in thousands.

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Procedure All ages  Under 15 years 15-44 years 45-64 years  65 years and over
All procedures  5,571  243  1,267  1,743  2,319
Endoscopy of small intestine with or without biopsy  1,045  *  151  307  570
Endoscopy of large intestine with or without biopsy  522  7  68  150  297
Partial excision of large intestine  252  *  30  83  135
Appendectomy, excluding incidental  341  74  178  66  24
Cholecystectomy  414  *  155  128  120
Lysis of peritoneal adhesions  344  7  120  117  101

*Figure does not standards of reliability or precision.

Source
: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey (pdf).

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