Table 1, Inpatient risk-adjusted mortality rates for select diagnoses and procedures, 1994–2004 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs - NCBI Bookshelf

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Table 1Inpatient risk-adjusted mortality rates for select diagnoses and procedures, 1994–2004

	Deaths per 1,000 admissions
Inpatient hospital care	1994	1997	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Diagnoses
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)	125	112^*	104^*	100^*	100	86^*	82^*
Congestive heart failure	67	57^*	53^*	49^*	47^*	42^*	38^*
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage	46	39^*	36^*	34^*	34^*	29^*	25^*
Hip fracture	44	35^*	36^*	35^*	35	31^*	28^*
Pneumonia	106	91^*	91	89^*	88^*	76^*	70^*
Stroke	138	121^*	121	120^*	119	110^*	105^*
Procedures
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair	103	101	95^*	87^*	94^*	80^*	74^*
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA)	12	9^*	8^*	7^*	8^*	7^*	7
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)	48	45^*	40^*	37^*	35^*	32^*	28^*
Craniotomy	83	79^*	76^*	76	78	71^*	68^*
Hip replacement	4	4^*	3^*	3	3^*	2^*	2
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)	16	16^*	15^*	15^*	14	12^*	12^*

*: The rate relative to the rate in the previous column is statistically different at p<0.05.
: Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1994–2004.

From: Statistical Brief #38, Trends in Hospital Risk-Adjusted Mortality for Select Diagnoses and Procedures, 1994–2004

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