Number of Stays with the Most Frequent All-listed Procedures (Excluding Maternal and Newborn Stays), 1997-2006
  Number of Discharges in Thousands
Procedure 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Blood transfusion 1,097 1,243 1,210 1,374 1,712 1,767 1,977 2,228 2,359 2,382
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography 1,461 1,459 1,431 1,588 1,707 1,646 1,717 1,611 1,589 1,671
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy 1,105 1,187 1,198 1,231 1,331 1,231 1,242 1,267 1,224 1,213
Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation 919 947 999 952 982 1,075 1,128 1,240 1,223 1,294

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