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Table 8. Most frequent procedures for COPD as primary diagnosis

pr Procedure Translation Frequency Percent

9904 Transfusion of packed cells 17756 7.05

3893 Venous catheterization, not elsewhere classified 16142 6.41

9671 Continuous mechanical ventilation for less than 96 consecutive hours 10528 4.18

3324 Closed [endoscopic] biopsy of bronchus 8315 3.30

9672 Continuous mechanical ventilation for 96 consecutive hours or more 8243 3.27

3491 Thoracentesis 8118 3.22

3995 Hemodialysis 8083 3.21

9604 Insertion of endotracheal tube 7579 3.01

9921 Injection of antibiotic 6786 2.69

9394 Respiratory medication administered by nebulizer 6309 2.50

8872 Diagnostic ultrasound of heart 5419 2.15

4516 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy [EGD] with closed biopsy 4894 1.94

9390 Continuous positive airway pressure 4667 1.85

3327 Closed endoscopic biopsy of lung 3446 1.37

8741 Computerized axial tomography of thorax 3417 1.36

4513 Other endoscopy of small intestine 3277 1.30

3722 Left heart cardiac catheterization 2965 1.18

9396 Other oxygen enrichment 2832 1.12

0331 Spinal tap 2764 1.10

966 Enteral infusion of concentrated nutritional substances 2454 0.97

9339 Other physical therapy 2296 0.91

3404 Insertion of intercostal catheter for drainage 2179 0.87

311 Temporary tracheostomy 2124 0.84

4311 Percutaneous [endoscopic] gastrostomy 1989 0.79

9929 Injection or infusion of other therapeutic or prophylactic substance 1859 0.74

9929 Injection or infusion of other therapeutic or prophylactic substance 1859 0.74

4523 Colonoscopy 1656 0.66

3898 Other puncture of artery 1650 0.66

8703 Computerized axial tomography of head 1644 0.65

8965 Measurement of systemic arterial blood gases 1598 0.63

8622 Excisional debridement of wound, infection, or burn 1580 0.63

387 Interruption of the vena cava 1526 0.61

data nis.copdprocedures;
set nis.charlsoncopd2;
prcomb=catx(' ',pr1,pr2,pr3,pr4,pr5,pr6,pr7,pr8,pr9,pr10,pr11,
pr12,pr13,pr14,pr15);
transf= 0 ; vcath= 0 ; venl96= 0 ; biopbronc= 0 ; thorac= 0 ; hemod= 0 ; ventm96= 0 ;
endotrach= 0 ; antibiotic= 0 ; respmed= 0 ; ultrasound= 0 ;