Table 15. Number of Selected First-Listed Surgical Operations Per 10,000 Population, Persons Age 65 and Over, U.S., 1970, 1972, 1975 and 19771.
| Surgical Group and ICDA-8 Code | Number of First-Listed Operations Per 10,000 Population | Change in Rate 1970-1977 |
Percent Change 1970-1977 |
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| 1970 | 1972 | 1975 | 1977 | |||
| All operations | 896 | 957 | 1190 | 1188 | 292 | 33 |
| Neurosurgery (01-05) | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 57 |
| Ophthalmology (06-14) | 106 | 117 | 137 | 146 | 40 | 38 |
| Extraction of lens (14.4-14.6) | 83 | 90 | 110 | 110 | 27 | 33 |
| Otorhinolaryngology (16-21) | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 8 |
| Vascular and cardiac surgery (24-30) | 48 | 61 | 88 | 121 | 73 | 152 |
| Insertion or replacement of electronic heart device (30.4-30.5) | 14 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 25 | 179 |
| Thoracic surgery (32-35) | 17 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 71 |
| Abdominal surgery (38-48) | 190 | 196 | 213 | 207 | 17 | 9 |
| Repair of inguinal hernia (38.2-38.3) | 44 | 45 | 51 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Exploratory laparotomy or celiotomy (39.1) | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Cholecystectomy (43.5) | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 11 |
| Resection of small intestine or colon (47.4-47.6) | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 44 |
| Proctological surgery (50-52) | 22 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 23 |
| Urological surgery (54-61) | 145 | 147 | 165 | 176 | 31 | 21 |
| Local excision and destruction of lesion of bladder (56.1-56.2) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 41 |
| Prostatectomy (58.1-58.3) | 69 | 68 | 70 | 79 | 10 | 14 |
| Breast surgery (65) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 43 |
| Mastectomy (65.2-65.6) | 14 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 43 |
| Gynecological surgery (67-72) | 49 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Orthopedic surgery (80-90) | 145 | 158 | 177 | 191 | 46 | 32 |
| Closed reduction of fracture without fixation (82.0) | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | −4 | −14 |
| Reduction of fracture with fixation (82.2) | 56 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 15 | 27 |
| Plastic surgery (92-94) | 47 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 5 | 11 |
| Excision of lesion of skin and subcutaneous tissues (92.1-92.2) | 26 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 5 | 19 |
| Biopsy (A1-A2) | 58 | 69 | 96 | 102 | 44 | 76 |
| Other (Residual) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 20 |
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The surgical categories and surgical groups were selected because they were the most frequent for persons age 65 and over in 1975.
Source: Data for 1970, 1972 and 1977 are from unpublished tabulations from NCHS, 1975 data are from NCHS “Surgical Operations in Short-Stay Hospitals, United States, 1975,” Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13, No. 34, April 1978.