No.3657
Questionnaire to Medical Institutions on Operating Room Equipment 2024
The Average Number of Surgical Operations (Including Endoscopic Surgery and Robot-Assisted Surgery) Performed Across 360 Hospitals in FY2023 was 1,623.6 / 28 (7.8%) Conducted More Than 5,000 Surgeries, 137 (38.1%) Performed Between 1,001 and 5,000, and 189 (52.5%) Carried Out Fewer Than 1,000
Yano Research Institute (the President, Takashi Mizukoshi) sent a questionnaire to hospitals nationwide, ranging from small to large, all with operating rooms, to gather information on the number of operating rooms, the annual number of surgical operations, the status of major medical equipment in operating rooms, and evaluations of equipment manufacturers.
This press release announces the total number of surgical operations performed each year, a breakdown of the number of operations by department, and the usage of disposable (single-use) surgical instruments.
Summary of Research Findings
When asked the total number of surgical operations (including endoscopic surgery, robot-assisted surgery) performed in FY2023 in the main survey, 7 (1.9%) conducted more than 7,000 surgeries, 21 (5.8%) performed between 5,001 and 7,000, 32 (8.9%) carried out between 3,001 and 5,000, 105 (29.2%) conducted between 1,001 and 3,000, and 189 (52.5%) performed fewer than 1,000. The average was 1623.6 (including 6 hospitals that either did not answer or do not know the answer).
We also asked the number of surgeries performed by each department per year and calculated the average number of surgeries per department. The annual number of surgeries by department was highest in orthopedics, with 490.2 surgeries, followed by 364.4 in gastrointestinal surgery, 335.7 in gynecology, and 304.8 in urology.
Noteworthy Topics
Use of Disposable (Single-Use) Surgical Instruments
In the questionnaire, we asked about the use of disposable (single-use) surgical instruments in operation rooms, specifically for ultrasonic shears (incision probe), scalpels, trocars, surgical aspirator suction tubes/tips, ureteroscopes (rigid/flexible), and bronchoscope.
Based on the responses, the highest percentage of single-use products was found in scalpels, at 79.4% (286), followed by surgical aspirator suction tubes/tips at 68.9% (248), trocars at 62.5% (225), ultrasonic shears (incision probes) at 60.6% (218), and bronchoscopes at 23.1% (83). The lowest percentage of disposable products was observed in ureteroscopes (rigid/flexible), at 18.3% (66).
Research Outline
2.Research Object： Hospitals ranging from small to large, all with central medical equipment center
3.Research Methogology： Mailed questionnaire
<About the Main Survey>
Survey period: May to June 2024
Survey target facilities: This questionnaire was sent to 2,361 hospitals nationwide, ranging from small to large, all with operating rooms. A total of 360 institutions responded. (Response rate: 15.2%)
Survey methodology: Mailed questionnaire
Target medical equipment installed in operating rooms: 1) electrosurgical knife, 2) bipolar, 3) bipolar with a sealing function, 4) ultrasonic solidifying and incision apparatus (shears), 5) surgical endoscope system (2D/3D/4K endoscope system), 6) surgical robotic system, 7) microscope for surgery, 8) anesthetic machine, 9) biological information monitor, 10) respiratory apparatus, 11) angiography device, and 12) pneumoperitoneum smoke evacuation systems.
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