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2019: Lens and cataract surgeries ranked as the most common
ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities.
- o More than 1.2 million of the procedures were performed
- Accounted for 8% of all ambulatory surgeries
Source:
AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #287:
Overview of Major Ambulatory Surgeries Performed in Hospital-Owned Facilities, 2019.
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