Surgical Procedures: by selected patient characteristics and procedure categories
Where to find statistics on surgical procedures by patient characteristics, and by procedure categories?
You may begin with:
Incidence & Prevalence Database covers diagnoses and procedures from US and European countries.
Statista provides some quick statistics and articles on the topic.
HCUP Statistical Briefs: Procedures and Treatments Overview covers statistics about a variety of procedures performed in US hospitals.
Additional resources:
Procedures by selected patient characteristics also from the (CDC) Tip: you may browse the collection of National Health Care Surveys for more statistics, e.g., National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery.
For more specific types of surgery, search for related organizations/associations/society. e.g., The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery provides a collection of data on cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed in the States.
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