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 |