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Frequency of Cesarean Sections, 2018

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Cesarean Sections
- Were the Most Frequent Operating Room Procedure in 2018
- 8% Of all Operating Room Procedures

Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #281: Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2018.

HCUP Data Partners can be found at: www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/partners.jsp.

Internet Citation: Frequency of Cesarean Sections, 2018 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). January 2022. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/infographics/281_cesarean-sections.jsp.

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