Table 5.
Procedure types and 10 most common medical/surgical procedures reported in the population
| Procedure grouping by ICD-10 codes (with examples) |
Prepandemic March 11, 2019–June 30, 2019 n=3862, % (n) |
Pandemic March 11, 2020–June 30, 2020 n=3446, % (n) |
P value |
| Imaging (CT scan, X-ray) | 91.1 (3488) | 90.6 (3082) | 0.51 |
| Administration (blood products and therapeutics) | 31.4 (1201) | 34.2 (1165) | 0.01 |
| Placement (packing and immobilization) | 24.3 (931) | 24.3 (827) | 0.99 |
| Measure and monitor (ICP monitor) | 11.0 (421) | 12.9 (438) | 0.01 |
| Medical/surgical procedures (repair/replace) | 57.5 (2201) | 61.9 (2106) | <0.001 |
| Lower bone | 18.8 (718) | 19.8 (673) | 0.26 |
| Skin | 15.7 (602) | 17.0 (579) | 0.13 |
| Upper bone | 9.0 (344) | 9.9 (338) | 0.17 |
| General anatomic* | 6.9 (264) | 8.3 (282) | 0.02 |
| Respiratory | 7.5 (288) | 8.4 (284) | 0.19 |
| Subcutaneous/fascia | 6.1 (235) | 7.8 (265) | 0.01 |
| Lower joints | 8.1 (312) | 9.4 (318) | 0.07 |
| Gastrointestinal | 3.9 (149) | 4.2 (144) | 0.46 |
| Upper joints | 4.0 (153) | 4.5 (152) | 0.32 |
| Head and face | 3.1 (120) | 3.2 (110) | 0.81 |
Sixty percent of patients had one of the 10 most common medical/surgical procedures.
*For example, hemorrhage control, excision and drainage, tube change and biopsy.
ICP, Intracranial Pressure Monitor.