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Table 4. Ten Most Common Principal Procedures
| Ten Most Common Principal Procedures |
Non-Safety-Net |
Secondary Safety-Net |
Safety-Net |
|---|
Total Number of Hospital Stays
(in thousands) |
Percent of Discharges |
Rank |
Total Number of Hospital Stays
(in thousands) |
Percent of Discharges |
Rank |
Total Number of Hospital Stays
(in thousands) |
Percent of Discharges |
Rank |
| Other procedures to assist delivery |
940 |
5.4 |
1 |
227 |
6.4 |
1 |
167 |
7.0 |
1 |
| Cesarean section (C-section) |
856 |
4.9 |
2 |
184 |
5.2 |
2 |
128 |
5.3 |
2 |
| Circumcision |
852 |
4.9 |
3 |
172 |
4.9 |
3 |
70 |
2.9 |
6 |
| Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) |
551 |
3.2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Repair of current obstetric laceration |
536 |
3.1 |
5 |
108 |
3.1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography |
535 |
3.1 |
6 |
108 |
3.1 |
5 |
63 |
2.6 |
8 |
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy |
524 |
3.0 |
7 |
122 |
3.5 |
4 |
66 |
2.8 |
7 |
| Hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) |
452 |
2.6 |
8 |
91 |
2.6 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation |
443 |
2.5 |
9 |
103 |
2.9 |
8 |
71 |
3.0 |
5 |
| Other therapeutic procedures |
384 |
2.2 |
10 |
|
|
|
84 |
3.5 |
3 |
| Vaccinations |
|
|
|
107 |
3.0 |
7 |
77 |
3.2 |
4 |
| Blood transfusion |
|
|
|
92 |
2.6 |
9 |
53 |
2.2 |
10 |
| Alcohol and drug rehabilitation/detoxification |
|
|
|
|
|
|
63 |
2.6 |
9 |
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