Table 7. Most Common Procedures Performed for Pediatric Illness

Most Common All-Listed Procedures Total No. of Hospital Stays
(in thousands)		 Percent of Hospital Stays for Pediatric Illness
Diagnostic spinal tap 90 4.3
Appendectomy 87 4.2
Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation 74 3.6
Respiratory therapy 69 3.4
Other vascular catheterization, not heart 58 2.8
Blood transfusion 56 2.7
Cancer chemotherapy 49 2.4
Antibiotics 45 2.2
Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons 34 1.6
Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan of head 26 1.3

Note: Excludes neonates and pregnant adolescents.

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