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Dáil Éireann - Volume 450 - 22 March, 1995

Written Answers. - Surgical Operations.

82. Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Health the ten most commonly performed operations and procedures carried out in Irish hospitals; and the number of each such operation and procedure for each of the past five years. [6026/95]

83. Mr. Hughes asked the Minister for Health the number of tonsillectomy, glue ear surgery, wisdom teeth removal, D & C and hysterectomy operations and procedures carried out in Ireland in each of the past five years. [6027/95]

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan, Limerick East): I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Surgical operations and other procedures are reported via the hospital inpatient enquiry — HIPE — which relates to inpatient activity in acute public hospitals. In Table 1, no figures are given for wisdom teeth removal since a [1829] significant proportion of these procedures are not carried out in acute general hospitals. It should be noted that the figures for hysterectomy and D & C operations are not comprehensive as there are a number of maternity hospitals not currently included in HIPE.

[1830] Coverage for the hospitals included in HIPE is now approaching 100 per cent, but it will be noted in the footnote to the tables that coverage in earlier years was not as extensive as 1994 figures are based on the latest available returns.

TABLE 1.

Frequency of Specified Procedures: 1990-1994.

Procedures

Number of Cases

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

Tonsillectomy with and without aden

oidectomy

4,340

4,107

4,367

6.811

5,739

Glue ear surgery (Myringotomy)

3,099

3,835

4,113

5,061

4,404

Hysterectomy

1,998

2,142

2,711

3,166

2,915

D. & C.

6,208

6,263

6,671

7,848

7,387

Note: HIPE coverage for each of the years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 is estimated at 60 per cent, 71 per cent, 76 per cent, 93 per cent and 84 per cent respectively.

TABLE 2.

Top Ten Procedures in Acute Public Hospitals: 1990-1994.

Procedures

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

Rank

Number of Cases

Rank

Number of Cases

Rank

Number of Cases

Rank

Number of Cases

Rank

Number of Cases

Diagnostic procedures on small intestine.

9

3,102

6

4,838

4

6,882

4

10,415

1

16,632

Certain local excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of skin and subcutaneous tissue.

3

5,659

2

6,994

2

9,253

1

14,715

2

15,808

Diagnostic procedure on stomach.

1

7,515

1

9,348

1

10,890

2

13,984

3

13,141

Diagnostic procedure on large intestine.

5

4,449

4

5,706

3

7,572

3

10,428

4

12,221

[1831][1832]Injection or infusion of other therapeutic or prophylactic substance

8

4,177

9

4,497

7

6,668

6

9,213

5

11,260

Diagnostic procedure on bladder.

4

3,102

5

5,536

5

6,805

5

9,291

6

9,444

Dilation and curettage of uterus.

2

6,208

3

6,263

6

6,671

7

7,848

7

7,387

Diagnostic ultrasound.

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

8

6,366

Appendectomy.

7

4,338

8

4,795

9

5,018

8

6,182

9

5,886

Cardiograms.

—

—

—

—

—

—

10

5,584

10

5,574

Closed reduction of fracture without internal fixation.

6

4,422

7

4,816

8

5,179

9

5,730

—

—

Myringotomy.

10

3,099

10

3,835

10

4,113

—

—

—

—

Note: HIPE coverage for each of the years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 is estimated at 60 per cent, 71 per cent, 76 per cent, 93 per cent and 84 per cent respectively.

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