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Table 3 List of surgical procedures

From: Surgical specialty and preoperative medical consultation based on commercial health insurance claims

Surgeon specialty and index surgery

No consultation

Had a consultation

% with a consultation

Total

6915

485

6.6

Otolaryngology

448

15

3.2

 Ethmoidectomy and endoscopic sinus surgeryI

440

15

3.3

 Non-endoscopic sinus surgeryI

8

0

0.0

General surgery

1670

53

3.1

 ColectomyH

124

8

6.1

 Exploratory laparotomyH

10

2

16.7

 Inguinal hernia repairL

327

7

2.1

 Laparoscopic cholecystectomyI

853

25

2.8

 MastectomyL

306

8

2.5

 Node biopsyL

50

3

5.7

Gynecology

675

12

1.7

 Dilation and curettageL

128

1

0.8

 HysterectomyH

424

11

2.5

 Tubal ligationL

123

0

0.0

Neurosurgery

113

14

11.0

 Carpal tunnel releaseL

4

1

20.0

 CraniotomyH

39

3

7.1

 Laminectomy, lumbarI

70

10

12.5

Ophthalmology

945

38

3.9

 Cataract surgeryL

838

30

3.5

Ptosis repairL

49

5

9.3

 VitrectomyI

58

3

4.9

Orthopedics

2654

317

10.7

 Carpal tunnel releaseL

291

12

4.0

 Femur fracture repairI

6

0

0.0

 Knee arthroscopyL

1595

105

6.2

 Laminectomy, lumbarI

123

17

12.1

 Total hip arthroplastyI

252

70

21.7

 Total knee arthroplastyI

387

113

22.6

Urology

350

29

7.7

 Laparoscopic radical prostatectomyH

60

16

21.1

 LithotripsyL

217

7

3.1

 Radical prostatectomyH

29

3

9.4

 Transurethral prostatectomyI

44

3

6.4

Vascular

60

7

10.4

 AV fistulaI

24

2

7.7

 Carotid endarterectomyI

19

3

13.6

 Endovascular AAA repairH

3

0

0.0

 Femoro-popliteal bypassH

12

2

14.3

 Open AAA repairH

2

0

0.0

  1. LLow risk
  2. IIntermediate risk
  3. HHigh risk