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. 2022 Oct 3;481(1):7–16. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002421

Table 2.

Outpatient and inpatient meniscectomy in Spain, 2003 to 2018

Parameter 2003 (n = 20,384) 2007 (n = 25,105) 2011 (n = 27,628) 2015 (n = 29,618) 2018a (n = 29,430)
LOS in days, mean ± SD 2 ± 2.4 1.7 ± 2.3 1.6 ± 1.4 1.6 ± 2.3 1.9 ± 4.4
Procedures performed as an outpatient, % (n) 32 (6544) 43 (10,897) 52% (14,321) 66 (19,600) 67 (19,573)
a

The healthcare areas of Galicia are not included. LOS = length of stay for inpatient procedures.