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Asia-Pacific: Surgical Procedure Volumes
Product areas covered by the scope of this report include a discussion of healthcare trends in the Asia-Pacific countries covered by this report (Japan, China, South Korea, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Australia), as well as detailed analysis of surgical procedure volumes in the region as a whole and in each individual country. Surgical procedures covered by this report include cardiovascular and peripheral vascular procedures (e.g., CABG, PTCA, congenital heart defect repair, heart valve repair and replacement, and pacemaker implantation), cosmetic procedures (e.g., breast augmentation, eyelid surgery, facelift/necklift surgery, rhinoplasty, liposuction, and other cosmetic surgeries), organ transplantation (e.g., heart, kidney, and liver transplantation), neurologic procedures (e.g., craniotomy, CSF fluid shunting, ICP monitoring, and stereotaxis), OB/GYN procedures (e.g., c-section, hysterectomy, hysteroscopy, and tubal ligation), ophthalmic procedures (e.g., cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, LASIK, LASEK, and photorefractive keratomileusis), orthopedic and spine procedures (e.g., fracture management, joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery, artificial disc implantation, and spinal fusion), ENT procedures (e.g., adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy), urologic procedures (e.g., bladder neck hypermobility correction, intrinsic sphincter deficiency correction, prostatectomy, and prostatic urethral stenting), and general surgical procedures (e.g., appendectomy, bariatric surgery, cholecystectomy, colectomy, inguinal hernia repair, and liver biopsy).
During the forecast period covered by this report, combined surgical procedure volumes in the Asia-Pacific countries covered by this report are projected to increase from 70.8 billion in 2014 to 99.7 billion in the year 2019. Obstetric/gynecologic procedures account for the most surgeries, with 34.2%, followed by ophthalmic procedures with 20.3%, general surgical procedures with 19.4%, orthopedic and spine procedures with 18.9%, cosmetic procedures with 2.6%, cardiovascular and peripheral vascular procedures with 1.8%, ENT procedures with 1.5%, neurologic procedures with 0.8%, urologic procedures with 0.4%, and organ transplantation procedures with the remaining 0.1%.