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. 2021 Apr 27;73(3):243–249. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2021.03.024

Table 1.

The ten most-commonly performed surgical operations in 2017 with contribution margin per procedure and contribution margin per hour.

Procedure Number of operations Contribution margin per procedure, USD Length of the surgical procedure, hours (SD) Contribution margin per hour, USD (SD)
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).

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