Table 3 Ranking of top 15 surgical categories, by the rate of AEs per 1,000 hospitalizations (Stays)*
Procedure code (ICD-9-CM) | Surgical procedure category | Rate of AEs per 1,000 stays | Number of AEs | Total stays | Stays with AEs | Total procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Operations on heart and pericardium | 556.7 | 329 | 591 | 204 | 750 |
35 | Operations on valves and septa of heart | 446.1 | 426 | 955 | 296 | 1,112 |
50 | Operations on liver | 418.7 | 85 | 203 | 53 | 256 |
31 | Other operations on larynx and trachea | 371.7 | 278 | 748 | 162 | 955 |
34 | Operations on chest wall, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm | 350.6 | 122 | 348 | 87 | 421 |
1 | Incision and excision of skull, brain, and cerebral meninges | 331.8 | 210 | 633 | 156 | 730 |
43 | Incision and excision of stomach | 331.5 | 61 | 184 | 46 | 217 |
52 | Operations on pancreas | 320.1 | 89 | 278 | 66 | 328 |
41 | Operations on bone marrow and spleen | 270.7 | 36 | 133 | 25 | 157 |
32 | Excision of lung and bronchus | 266.7 | 72 | 270 | 55 | 309 |
45 | Incision, excision, and anastomosis of intestine | 259.5 | 362 | 1,395 | 266 | 1,645 |
46 | Other operations on intestine | 248.3 | 110 | 443 | 94 | 511 |
36 | Operations on vessels of heart | 242.6 | 214 | 882 | 178 | 986 |
74 | Cesarean section and removal of fetus | 228.1 | 13 | 57 | 11 | 60 |
84 | Other procedures of musculoskeletal system | 215.9 | 220 | 1,019 | 169 | 1,250 |
Total for top 15 categories | 322.8 | 2,627 | 8,139 | 1,868 | 9,687 | |
Total for all 96 categories | 82.8 | 6,856 | 82,784 | 5,368 | 87,119 | |