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Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, the most frequently performed operative procedures
England: NHS hospitals	Thousands

	OPCS4R
	short
	list
Both day cases & ordinary admissions combined	code(s)	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98
Endoscopic operations upper gastrointestinal	GB2	411	453	464	453
Endoscopic operations on bladder	MC2	238	251	253	244
Extirpation of lesion of skin or tissue	HB2	159	185	212	220
Evacuation of contents of uterus	QA3	231	218	198	162
Endoscopic operations on colon	SA1	161	171	169	153
Operations for the removal of cataract	CG1,CG2	152	161	163	160
Reduction of fracture of bone	WB3	121	119	133	122
Surgical removal of tooth	FB1	97	100	92	77
Endoscopic operation on joint	WC8	89	90	86	83
Operation on inguinal hernia	TB1	86	87	79	72

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics	Contact:Steve Price 020 7972 5683 (e-mail: stephen.price@doh.gsi.gov.uk)
See General Notes Section

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• The most frequently performed operative procedures each year were Endoscopic operations on the upper gastrointestinal tract (GB2).  
• Evacuations of the contents of the uterus (QA3) was the only operative procedure that showed a year on year decrease.  

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