Table 3.
Population-adjusted rates of sinus surgery procedures – Florida, 2000 versus 2009. Procedure types are rank-ordered by mean annual rate of procedure in 2009.
2000 | 2009 | ||||
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Procedure type | Annual Mean (SD) |
Annual Mean (SD) |
Increase (%) |
95% CI for increase |
P Value |
Maxillary sinus | 84.1 (78.0) | 111.4 (86.7) | 27.4 (32) | 25.0, 29.8 | <0.001 |
Ethmoid sinus | 89.8 (78.5) | 108.3 (89.4) | 18.5 (21) | 16.1, 21.0 | <0.001 |
Frontal sinus | 10.4 (26.6) | 26.3 (49.6) | 15.9 (153) | 14.7, 17.1 | <0.001 |
Sphenoid sinus | 16.4 (41.7) | 25.1 (47.3) | 8.7 (53) | 7.4, 10.0 | <0.001 |
All 4 sinuses* | 2.3 (11.2) | 6.9 (19.2) | 4.6 (200) | 4.1, 5.0 | <0.001 |
Rates per 100,000 population, standardized for age and gender by hospital service area
Maxillary, ethmoid, sphenoid, and frontal sinus procedures performed