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Maternity, Dialysis And Cancer Care Formed Bulk Of Kildare’s 65,000 Procedures Last Year

Monday, 29 September 2025 08:36

By Martin Osborne - Head of News. Got a story? Email news@kfmradio.com

Among male inpatients, the main issues were digestive, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal surgery.

More than 64,000 inpatient and day-case procedures were carried out in Kildare last year.

Women accounted for most of the 19,262 inpatient cases, with maternity care the biggest driver.

Men made up a slight majority of the 45,757 day-case attendances, led by dialysis and radiotherapy.

The inpatient workload totalled 19,262 cases, with women accounting for the majority - just over 11,000 compared with 8,100 men. 

Maternity services dominated, with 2,944 obstetric procedures, including 1,187 caesarean sections, 380 assisted deliveries, and 29 breech births. 

Among male inpatients, the main issues were digestive, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal surgery.

Day-case activity reached 45,757, with men slightly ahead at 23,358 compared to 22,399 women. 

The biggest drivers were dialysis (6,326 sessions, mostly male), radiotherapy (5,520 treatments, mainly male), and endoscopy (2,658 colonoscopies split evenly between sexes).

 

 

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