Table 1.
Procedure | Number of operations | Contribution margin per procedure, USD | Length of the surgical procedure, hours (SD) | Contribution margin per hour, USD (SD) |
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Soft tissue operations | 35 | 18,269 | 1.75 (0.3) | 10,439 (2,026) |
Trans-urethral prostate resection | 37 | 7,327 | 0.75 (0.2) | 9,769 (2,699) |
Total hip replacement | 62 | 13,627 | 1.5 (0.4) | 9,085 (2,720) |
Open inguinal hernia repair | 43 | 6,010 | 0.75 (0.2) | 8,013 (2,409) |
Trans-urethral bladder resection | 86 | 5,856 | 0.75 (0.3) | 7,808 (5,292) |
Hysteroscopy | 30 | 5,789 | 0.75 (0.3) | 7,719 (5,705) |
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | 157 | 6,184 | 1.0 (0.3) | 6,184 (1,696) |
Arthroscopic meniscectomy | 31 | 3,985 | 0.75 (0.2) | 5,313 (1,380) |
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair | 104 | 4,115 | 1.0 (0.2) | 4,115 (748) |
Gastric by-pass for morbid obesity | 31 | 10,308 | 3.0 (0.7) | 3,436 (951) |
Data is expressed with mean and standard deviation (SD) in parentheses. Financial data is reported in United States dollars (USD).