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. 2012 Oct 1;41(10):60–64.

Table 2:

The frequency and rate of the first 50 common invasive procedures in Iran in 2011

ID Type of Invasive procedure Frequency (in total population) Percent of total procedures Rate of procedure (per 100,000 population)
1 Natural Vaginal Delivery 769,500 15.72 1,026
2 Cataract 416,790 8.51 556
3 Cesarean 401,436 8.20 535
4 Coronary Angiography 260,514 5.32 347
5 Varicocele 181,836 3.71 242
6 Appendectomy 144,918 2.96 193
7 Rhinoplasty 134,766 2.75 180
8 Pilonidal cyst 105,912 2.16 141
9 Dilation And Curettage 93,966 1.92 125
10 Hemorrhoidectomy 84,906 1.73 113
11 Cholecystectomy 66,690 1.36 89
12 Hydrocele Excision 62,298 1.27 83
13 Uretroscopy Pieloscopy 61,038 1.25 81
14 Inguinal hernia 58,680 1.20 78
15 Coronary Artery Bypass 56,385 1.15 75
16 Abortion and Dilation 53,550 1.09 71
17 Removal of buried wire, pin (deep) 52,254 1.07 70
18 Hysterectomy 46,260 0.95 62
19 Coronary Angioplasty 45,468 0.93 61
20 Colporrhaphy (Posterior and Interior) 40,464 0.83 54
21 Intervertebal disk, lumbar 39,499 0.81 53
22 Tonsillectomy and adenectomy 32,796 0.67 44
23 Introduction of stent in coronary 23,976 0.49 32
24 Transurethral resection of prostate 15,696 0.32 21
25 Excision of adenoma cyst 15,462 0.32 21
26 Neurolysis of median at carpal tunnel 13,374 0.27 18
27 Minestectomy (Medial lateral) 13.050 0.27 17
28 Cystoureterouscopy direct 12,456 0.25 17
29 Repositioning or repair of forehead 12,006 0.25 16
20 Tracheoplasty 11,988 0.24 16
30 Mechanical Vitrectomy (e.g. VISC) 10,602 0.22 14
31 Incision and drainage of deep abscess Ischiorectal 10,548 0.22 14
32 Suprapubic, one or two stages 10,152 0.21 14
33 Nephrolithotomy, removal of calculus 9,774 0.20 13
34 Conjunctivrhinostomy 9,774 0.20 13
35 Sinusotomy, combined 9,324 0.19 12
36 Reduction with external skeletal fixation or percutaneous pinning 9,270 0.19 12
37 Endoscopy with biopsy collection of specimen 8,748 0.18 12
38 Complicated repair of forehead, cheek 8,658 0.18 12
39 Cystectomy Ovary 8,226 0.17 11
40 Insertion and removal of Permanent Stent 7,974 0.16 11
41 Distal radial fracture of tissue of Forearm 7,362 0.15 10
42 Thempanostomy and Mastoedectomy 6,768 0.14 9
43 Reduction of closed Dislocation of Shoulder 6,642 0.14 9
44 Radical resection of tonsil 6,102 0.12 8
45 Biopsy and removal of breast mass 5,958 0.12 8
46 Fistulectomy, complicated or multiple 5,760 0.12 8
47 Excision of nail bed, complete or partial 5,742 0.12 8
48 Hemodialysis 5,544 0.11 7
49 Orchiopexy, any type, with or without hernia repair, unilateral 5,490 0.11 7
50 Facetectomy or Foraminotomy, Lumber 5,130 0.10 7
Total 3,486,528 71.32 4,649