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Table 1.56
Deaths per 1,000 pediatric heart surgery admissions, patients under age 18 (excluding obstetric admission; patients with transcatheter interventions as single cardiac procedures, performed without bypass but with catheterization; patients with septal defects as single cardiac procedures without bypass; heart transplant; premature infants with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure as only cardiac procedure; and age less than 30 days with PDA closure as only cardiac procedure; transfers to another hospital; patients with unknown disposition; and neonates with a birth weight less than 500 grams), United States, 2003 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
| Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
39.2 |
1.3 |
63.6 |
1.8 |
| Age |
0-4 |
39.2 |
1.4 |
63.5 |
1.8 |
| 5-9 |
DSU |
DSU |
53.5 |
12.8 |
| 10-14 |
45.0 |
12.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
| 15-17 |
58.0 |
17.1 |
129.0 |
17.1 |
| Gender |
Male |
39.2 |
1.8 |
62.5 |
2.5 |
| Female |
39.3 |
2.0 |
64.8 |
2.6 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
58.5 |
6.2 |
110.2 |
8.4 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
48.1 |
2.9 |
62.9 |
3.9 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
34.8 |
2.4 |
54.3 |
3.3 |
| $45,000 or more |
35.7 |
2.0 |
65.4 |
2.7 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
32.5 |
1.9 |
67.0 |
2.4 |
| Metropolitan-small |
46.7 |
2.4 |
71.1 |
3.8 |
| Micropolitan |
44.6 |
4.3 |
48.1 |
5.0 |
| Noncore |
50.4 |
6.0 |
38.6 |
7.0 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
33.8 |
1.9 |
54.6 |
2.6 |
| Medicare |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Medicaid |
46.5 |
2.0 |
70.6 |
2.6 |
| Other insurance |
DSU |
DSU |
78.1 |
8.6 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
DSU |
DSU |
61.1 |
10.2 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
34.4 |
4.4 |
51.1 |
4.6 |
| Midwest |
40.1 |
2.5 |
67.5 |
3.7 |
| South |
45.5 |
2.1 |
69.5 |
2.7 |
| West |
27.9 |
3.0 |
54.4 |
4.4 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
37.5 |
1.5 |
64.2 |
2.0 |
| Private, for-profit |
41.7 |
5.3 |
40.0 |
8.4 |
| Public |
53.0 |
4.4 |
68.0 |
4.9 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
37.6 |
1.5 |
59.0 |
2.1 |
| Non-teaching |
45.8 |
3.0 |
77.8 |
3.6 |
| Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
35.2 |
1.6 |
60.5 |
2.0 |
| Metropolitan-small |
50.0 |
2.7 |
78.6 |
4.4 |
| Micropolitan |
106.6 |
30.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Noncore |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
107.4 |
17.3 |
61.4 |
13.3 |
| 100-299 |
34.8 |
2.1 |
46.4 |
3.6 |
| 300-499 |
43.9 |
3.8 |
65.4 |
3.3 |
| 500 or more |
41.0 |
2.0 |
72.2 |
2.7 |
a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, diagnosis related group and major diagnostic category groups, and comorbidities, and stratified by the Risk Adjusted classification for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS).
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.
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