Table 5.
Most common procedures as observation (< 24 h admission).
| Outpatient procedures | Intrinsic surgical risk |
|---|---|
| 2015 | |
| Excision and destruction procedures on the pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils | N/A |
| Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy | N/A |
| Endoscopy- procedures on the larynx | 1 |
| Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible | 2–3 |
| Myringotomy | 1 |
| 2016 | |
| Excision and destruction procedures on the pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils | N/A |
| Tonsillectomy | N/A |
| Endoscopy-procedures on the larynx | 1 |
| Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible | 2–3 |
| Drainage of the middle ear | 1 |
| 2017 | |
| Excision and destruction procedures on the pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils | N/A |
| Tonsillectomy | N/A |
| Endoscopy-procedures on the larynx | 1 |
| Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible | 2–3 |
| Endoscopic procedure on trachea and bronchi | 1 |
| 2018 | |
| Excision and destruction procedures on the pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils | N/A |
| Tonsillectomy | N/A |
| Endoscopy procedures on the larynx | 1 |
| Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible | 2–3 |
| Tympanostomy | 1 |
| 2019 | |
| Excision and destruction procedures on the pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils | N/A |
| Tonsillectomy | N/A |
| Endoscopy procedures on the larynx | 1 |
| Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible | 2–3 |
| Laparoscopic procedures on the stomach | 1–2 |