How many minimally invasive surgical procedures (as opposed to
traditional open surgical procedures) are performed in the U.S. each
year and what is the total number of surgical procedures performed in
the U.S. each year?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 04 Sep 2003 10:33 PDT

Hello joey41-ga, 

I located data for the total number of inpatient surgical procedures
and the total number of outpatient surgeries performed in the United
States for the year 2000.

Other surgical statistics include:

Total Nervous System Surgeries: 
Total Eye Surgeries: 
Total Ear Surgeries: 
Total Nose, Mouth, and Pharynx Surgeries: 
Total Respiratory System Surgeries: 
Total Cardiovascular System Surgeries: 
Total Digestive System Surgeries: 
Total Urinary System Surgeries: 
Total Musculoskeletal System Surgeries:  
Total Integumentary (Skin) System Surgeries: 
 
Would this information interest you?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 04 Sep 2003 11:48 PDT

I located a market report that contains the exact information you
require, however it is very expensive.

Included in this report:

-Minimally invasive surgery procedures as a percent of all inpatient
surgical procedures performed in the U.S., 2002 (%)

- Minimally invasive surgery procedures as a percentage of selected
types of surgical procedures in the U.S., 2002 (%)

- Main applications of minimally invasive surgery 

- Surgical procedures performed in the U.S. using all minimally
invasive surgery approaches, 2002 (% of all mis procedures performed)

Price US $3850 

Thanks
Bobbie7

Hello Joey41,


An estimated 57,200,000 minimally invasive surgical procedures are
performed in the U.S. each year. The total number of surgical
procedures performed in the U.S. is 71.5 million.


I used the following online references to calculate the above numbers.


According to the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery of The
Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota, 80 percent of
all high volume operations were performed by minimally invasive
procedures.


“The method of choice for many surgical procedures has shifted from
traditional open surgery to less invasive means. These minimally
invasive alternatives usually result in less pain, less scarring, and
less recovery time for patients, and significantly reduced costs. This
trend is predicted to continue: by the end of 2002, as many as 80
percent of all high-volume operations in the United States were
performed laparoscopically.”

Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery
The Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota
http://www.mis.umn.edu/About_CMIS/about_main.htm


According to the latest data from the National Center for Health
Statistics, 40 million inpatient surgical procedures were performed in
the United States in 2000, followed closely by 31.5 million outpatient
surgeries.
http://www.mmhs.com/clinical/adult/english/surgery/statistics.htm



Additional information that may interest you:

The report “TRENDS IN THE NONINVASIVE & MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEDICAL
DEVICE MARKET” which was published in May 2003 contains the exact
information you require.

You may order portions of this report at a moderate price.

Price: $30.00 - MIS Procedures as a Percent of All Inpatient Surgical
Procedures Performed & Selected Types of Surgical Procedures in U.S.,
2002: Figures 1 & 2 Legends

Price: $30.00 -Main Applications of Minimally Invasive Surgery 

Price: $30.00 -Surgical Procedures Performed In the U.S. Using All MIS
Approaches, 2002: Figure 3 Legend

Business Communications Company
http://bcc.ecnext.com/coms2/summary__0002_002120_000000_000000_0002_1


Search Criteria:

“Minimally invasive surgical procedures”
MIS procedures statistics
U.S. Surgical statistics
Minimally invasive surgery performed in the United States
Minimally invasive surgery OR operations performed in the United
States


I hope this information helps you in your research. If a link above
should fail to work or if anything is unclear, please ask prior to
rating the answer and I will be pleased to assist further.



Best regards,
Bobbie7