Number of leading operating room procedures in U.S. hospital stays 2012
This statistic displays the number of operating room procedures performed most frequently in United States hospital stays in 2012. During this year, there were 305,900 colorectal resection procedures performed in United States hospital stays. Approximately two-thirds of hospitalizations include some form of procedure, although many, like blood transfusions or vaccinations, can be done outside of operating rooms. Costs for hospitalizations with operating room procedures are often much more costly than those without.
