DUBLIN, February 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zg5tp2/2013_china) has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of the International Chinese Procedure Volumes Database" directory to their offering.

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Forecasts suggest a robust 9.8% CAGR* in China, with each individual medical market experiencing modest gains during the new forecast period.

Despite global and national economic headwinds, China continues to show strong growth in the healthcare industry. With the number of surgical procedures performed in 2013 exceeding 42 million, opportunities abound for manufacturers and investors looking for new revenue streams. This in-depth database has been updated to include current and forecast (2012-2017) surgical procedure volumes across 12 major medical segments in China.

Important Updates on Data:

• New Base Year
• New Forecasts, per Updated Drivers Below
• New Market Added, Now 12

Key Factors Driving Growth in China:

• Significant Demographic Shifts
• Rapidly Growing Elderly Population
• Shift in Disease Profile
• Changes in Urban v. Rural Population

Medical Segment Coverage:

• Aesthetic, Dermatological, Plastic Surgeries - 6.5% CAGR
• Cardiothoracic & Interventional Cardiology - 16.3% CAGR
• Ear, Nose, and Throat - 9.4% CAGR
• General Surgery - 7.6% CAGR
• Neurosurgery - 6.0% CAGR
• OB/GYN - 1% CAGR
• Ophthalmology - 5.8% CAGR
• Orthopedics - 16.1% CAGR
• Peripheral Vascular - 9.4% CAGR
• Spine - 16.7% CAGR
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery - 14.4% CAGR
• Urology - 1.5% CAGR

Key Topics Covered:

Below is a sample of the procedures covered:

Aesthetic, Dermatological, Plastic

• Punch Biopsies
• Shave Biopsies
• Incisional Biopsies
• Curettage, electrocautery, and electrocoagulation lesion destruction
• Photodestruction
• Cryotherapy-based lesion destruction
• Lesion Removal Procedures: Traditional and Other
• Abdominoplasty
• Blepharoplasty
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Lift
• Breast Reduction (women)
• Buttock Augmentation
• Buttock Lift
• Cheek Implants
• Chin Augmentation
• Facelift
• Forehead Lift
• Gynecomastia Treatment
• Hair Transplantation
• Lip Augmentation (other than injectable materials)
• Liposuction
• Lower Body Lift
• Otoplasty
• Rhinoplasty
• Thigh Lift
• Upper Arm Lift
• Vaginal Rejuvenation
• Surgeries for Patients with Complete Cleft Lip and Palate
• Surgeries for Patients with Isolated Cleft Lip
• Surgeries for Patients with Isolated Cleft Palate
• Surgeries for Burn Injuries

Cardiothoracic & Interventional Cardiology

• Off-Pump CABG
• On-Pump CABG
• Mitral Valve Replacements
• Aortic Valve Replacements
• MV Repairs
• AV Repairs
• PV Replacements
• PV Repairs
• TV Operations
• Percutaneous Valvuloplasties
• Other Valve Procedures
• Ventricular Septal Defect Closures
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repairs
• Atrial Septal Defect Closures
• Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
• Arterial Shunts Surgeries
• Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repairs
• Transposition of Great Artery Procedures
• Other Congenital Heart Disease Surgeries
• Aortic Aneurysm Procedures
• Other Cardiothoracic Surgeries
• Coronary Interventions Radial Approach
• Coronary Interventions Femoral Approach
• Conventional Pacemaker Procedures
• ICD Procedures
• Cardiac Resynchronization Dev
• ice Procedures
• Combined Defib/Resynch Device Procedures
• Cardiac Ablations

Ear, Nose, Throat

• Panendoscopies
• Adenoidectomies w/o Tonsillectomy
• Tonsillectomies
• FESS
• Septoplasties
• Tracheostomies
• Ear Procedures
• Tongue Procedures
• Other Procedures

General

• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies
• Open Cholecystectomies
• Laparoscopic Appendectomies
• Open Appendectomies
• Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphies
• Open Herniorrhaphies
• Esophageal (Other Endoscopic)
• Stomach & Intestinal (Other Endoscopic)
• Colorectal (Other Endoscopic)
• Liver (Other Endoscopic)
• Gallbladder & Biliary (Other Endoscopic)
• Pancreatic (Other Endoscopic)
• Other (Other Endoscopic)
• Esophageal (Other General, non-Endoscopic)
• Stomach & Intestinal (Other General, non-Endoscopic)
• Colorectal (Other General, non-Endoscopic)
• Liver (Other General, non-Endoscopic)
• Gallbladder & Biliary (Other General, non-Endoscopic)
• Pancreatic (Other General, non-Endoscopic)
• Other (Other General, non-Endoscopic)

Neurosurgery

• Surgeries for Traumatic Brain Injuries
• New Shunt Placements
• Revision Shunt Surgeries
• Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomies
• Diagnostic Ventricular Endoscopies
• Vascular Lesion Surgeries
• Vascular Lesion Coil Procedures
• Open Pituitary Tumor Surgeries
• Endoscopic Pituitary Tumor Surgeries
• Open Intracranial Tumor Surgeries
• Endoscopic Intracranial Tumor Surgeries
• Cranioplasties, Duraplasties, and Combined Reconstruct
• ions
• Functional Neurosurgeries

Obstetrics and Gynecological

• Cesarean Sections
• Destructive Operations
• Episiotomies
• Other Obstetrical Surgeries
• Colposcopies
• Salpingo-Oophorectomies & Oophorectomies
• Abdominal Hysterectomies
• Vaginal Hysterectomies
• Breast Reconstruction Surgeries
• Breast-Conserving Surgeries
• Mastectomies
• Other Surgeries

Ophthalmology

• Phacoemulsification Surgeries
• ICCE Surgeries
• ECCE Surgeries
• MSICS Surgeries
• Refractive & Other Surgeries

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