HC Deb 17 December 1996 vol 287 c561W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate(a) how many and (b) the percentage of people who have been admitted to hospital as a direct result of complications after (i) surgery and (ii) medicinal treatment in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [9648]

Mr. Horam

Information on hospital admissions following surgical and medical care is set out in the table. As to the number of hospital admissions relating to an adverse reaction to a medicament, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 14 November,Official Report, columns 334–35.

Complications of surgical and medical care and percentage of all operations and procedures (ICD codes 996–999): Finished consultant episodes
England
ICD code Description 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
996 Complications peculiar to certain specified procedures 24,152 30,667 36,108 39,976 44,168
997 Complications affecting specified body systems, not elsewhere classified 5,432 6,663 9,082 10,408 11,810
998 Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified 22,687 25,860 29,629 31,797 35,629
999 Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified 641 669 826 887 968
Totals 52,912 68,889 75,645 83,068 92,575
Percentage 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6

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