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Table 1.57a
Deaths per 1,000 admissions with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
| Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
73.5 |
1.3 |
80.2 |
1.2 |
| Age |
18-44 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| 45-64 |
32.9 |
2.0 |
34.0 |
2.1 |
| 65 and over |
86.6 |
1.5 |
92.0 |
1.5 |
| 65-69 |
46.9 |
2.6 |
54.8 |
2.6 |
| 70-74 |
67.5 |
2.4 |
68.7 |
2.5 |
| 75-79 |
96.5 |
3.3 |
108.0 |
3.1 |
| 80-84 |
97.4 |
3.6 |
119.4 |
3.7 |
| 85 and over |
190.8 |
7.6 |
157.5 |
7.0 |
| Gender |
Male |
68.5 |
1.4 |
75.9 |
1.4 |
| Female |
113.6 |
3.2 |
105.3 |
3.2 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
52.6 |
8.1 |
86.2 |
8.5 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
86.9 |
2.9 |
92.8 |
3.1 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
70.4 |
2.2 |
76.9 |
2.3 |
| $45,000 or more |
71.4 |
1.8 |
78.0 |
1.7 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
72.4 |
1.8 |
79.8 |
1.7 |
| Metropolitan-small |
69.2 |
2.3 |
81.0 |
2.3 |
| Micropolitan |
93.6 |
3.4 |
74.3 |
3.5 |
| Noncore |
62.4 |
4.3 |
90.6 |
4.8 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
71.7 |
3.3 |
69.2 |
3.5 |
| Medicare |
74.0 |
1.4 |
82.3 |
1.4 |
| Medicaid |
80.9 |
10.9 |
68.0 |
12.4 |
| Other insurance |
DSU |
DSU |
78.6 |
15.2 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
101.5 |
11.6 |
73.6 |
10.7 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
74.7 |
2.6 |
91.5 |
2.7 |
| Midwest |
75.5 |
2.5 |
65.4 |
2.5 |
| South |
71.0 |
2.1 |
80.3 |
2.1 |
| West |
74.1 |
3.0 |
87.0 |
3.0 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
73.3 |
1.4 |
82.0 |
1.4 |
| Private, for-profit |
75.9 |
4.3 |
68.4 |
4.0 |
| Public |
72.8 |
3.6 |
77.3 |
4.0 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
68.3 |
2.0 |
72.4 |
2.0 |
| Non-teaching |
77.2 |
1.6 |
85.5 |
1.6 |
| Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
72.7 |
1.7 |
78.8 |
1.6 |
| Metropolitan-small |
70.5 |
2.0 |
81.7 |
2.1 |
| Micropolitan |
94.1 |
4.9 |
83.5 |
5.0 |
| Noncore |
143.8 |
19.5 |
99.4 |
16.3 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
103.2 |
7.2 |
103.4 |
7.1 |
| 100-299 |
83.2 |
2.3 |
91.4 |
2.1 |
| 300-499 |
71.7 |
2.1 |
75.5 |
2.1 |
| 500 or more |
63.8 |
2.2 |
70.0 |
2.4 |
a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and all patients refined (APR)-diagnosis related group (DRG) risk of mortality score. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender and APR-DRG risk of mortality score; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age and APR-DRG risk of mortality score.
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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