Table 5.
Comparison of NHS operation rates per 10 000 population for selected procedures in UK countries
|
Procedure (OPCS4 classification*)
|
England
|
Scotland
|
Wales
|
Northern Ireland
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-7 | 2002-3 | 1996-7 | 2002-3 | 1996-7 | 2002-3 | 1996-7 | 2002-3 | |
| Extracapsular extraction of lens (C71) | NA† | 54.2 | 31.1 | 40.2 | 31.6 | 55.3 | 29.6 | 39.3 |
| Prosthesis of lens (C75) | 28.7 | 54.6 | 31.7 | 40.6 | 39.2 | 57.1 | 30 | 39.5 |
| Excision of gall bladder (J18) | 7.1 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 11 | 9.9 | 12.8 |
| Inguinal hernia (T20) | 16.8 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 12 |
| Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint (W40-W42) | 5 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Varicose vein operation (L85-L87) | 11.2 | 9.4 | 26 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 12 | 11.8 | 12.7 |
| Hip replacement (W37-W39) | 6.9 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting (K40-K46) | 4.7 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 3.2 |
*
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys classification of surgical operations and procedures, 4th revision.
†
Data not available free of charge.