Surgery Statistics

According to the 1996 data from the National Center for Health Statistics, 40.3 million inpatient surgical procedures were performed in the United States in 1996, followed closely by 31.5 million outpatient surgeries.

Other 1996 surgical statistics for both in- and outpatient procedures include:

• Nervous System Surgeries: 2.18 million

• Eye Surgeries: 5.5 million

• Ear Surgeries: 899,000

• Nose, Mouth, and Pharynx Surgeries: 2.32 million

• Respiratory System Surgeries: 1.47 million

• Cardiovascular System Surgeries: 6.34 million

• Digestive System Surgeries: 11 million

• Urinary System Surgeries: 2.5 million

• Musculoskeletal System Surgeries: 7.3 million

• Integumentary (Skin) System Surgeries: 3.5 million

from:  National Center for Health Statistics

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