Data table for Figures 29A and 29BCholecystectomy procedures among adults 18 years of age and over, by location of care, type of procedure, sex, and age: United States, 1996 and 2006

Hospital dischargesAmbulatory surgery visits
Type of procedure, sex, and age1996SE2006SE1996SE2006SE
Any cholecystectomy procedureNumber per 10,000 population
Both sexes:
 18 years and over22.31.118.10.916.11.421.22.0
  18–44 years12.20.813.30.913.51.319.52.5
  45 years and over35.22.022.91.219.31.823.02.5
Men:
 18 years and over14.81.012.20.87.10.77.51.0
  18–44 years4.20.55.70.64.50.6*5.11.2
  45 years and over29.42.119.31.410.61.310.11.6
Women:
 18 years and over29.31.623.61.224.42.234.23.7
  18–44 years20.21.521.01.522.42.234.14.8
  45 years and over40.02.626.01.526.72.834.24.4
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure
Both sexes:
 18 years and over15.30.914.00.716.01.421.22.0
  18–44 years9.70.711.50.813.41.319.52.5
  45 years and over22.41.616.60.919.31.822.92.5
Men:
 18 years and over8.40.68.80.67.00.77.31.0
  18–44 years3.20.44.60.54.50.6*5.11.2
  45 years and over15.71.213.31.110.61.39.81.6
Women:
 18 years and over21.61.519.01.024.32.234.23.7
  18–44 years16.11.318.51.422.32.234.14.8
  45 years and over28.02.319.41.226.72.834.24.4

SE is standard error.

*

Estimates are considered unreliable. Data preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error of 20%–30%.

NOTES: Cholecystectomy is gallbladder removal. Rates are based on the civilian population as of July 1. Discharges are from nonfederal short-stay hospitals. Visits are to hospital-based and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. To avoid double counting, visits that resulted in a hospital admission are excluded. Rates are for at least one procedure listed. Cholecystectomy is International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, Clinical Modification (ICD–9–CM) procedure code 51.2. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic partial cholecystectomy) is procedure code 51.23 or 51.24 and is a subset of cholecystectomy.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Hospital Discharge Survey and National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery.

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From: Data Tables for Figures 1–36

Cover of Health, United States, 2009
Health, United States, 2009: With Special Feature on Medical Technology.
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Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics (US); 2010 Jan.

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