2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.14

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Table 1.14
Deaths per 1,000 admissions with esophageal resection for cancer (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		75.1	6.1	91.1	5.8
Age	18-44	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45-64	65.5	7.3	40.0	7.5
	65 and over	77.8	9.9	150.9	9.7
Age	65-69	99.9	12.8	137.0	18.3
	70-74	DSU	DSU	142.4	14.7
	75-79	DSU	DSU	173.4	21.4
	80-84	DSU	DSU	154.1	34.2
	85 and over	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	64.0	6.4	73.9	5.9
Gender	Female	84.7	15.7	146.4	15.6
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	DSU	DSU	105.3	27.6
	$25,000-$34,999	85.6	13.4	149.1	13.1
	$35,000-$44,999	88.8	12.8	53.2	11.2
	$45,000 or more	63.0	8.3	87.2	8.1
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	64.4	8.4	72.6	7.7
	Metropolitan-small	67.0	12.4	115.6	11.1
	Micropolitan	117.1	17.0	106.8	17.2
	Noncore	94.6	19.5	131.7	24.3
Expected payment source	Private insurance	77.6	10.8	75.1	11.0
	Medicare	79.0	8.2	102.1	7.4
	Medicaid	86.8	23.5	106.1	19.3
	Other insurance	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured/self-pay/no charge	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	85.2	9.9	104.7	10.6
	Midwest	60.9	13.8	85.9	14.9
	South	82.6	12.3	71.7	9.7
	West	56.5	15.1	107.9	12.8
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	66.1	7.0	103.8	6.5
	Private, for-profit	94.5	28.3	DSU	DSU
	Public	108.1	14.5	DSU	DSU
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	80.9	7.7	81.4	8.5
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	65.3	10.1	99.3	7.9
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	67.7	7.8	89.0	7.1
	Metropolitan-small	73.1	11.1	98.1	10.0
	Micropolitan	146.4	23.0	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	100-299	75.7	13.2	104.5	9.7
	300-499	94.0	9.9	69.7	12.5
	500 or more	57.9	9.8	91.3	8.7

^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.