National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.15

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Table 1.15
Deaths per 1,000 admissions with pancreatic resection for cancer (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), United States, 2001 and 2003
		2003		2001
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		52.6	5.5	67.3	6.2
Age	0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45-64	43.3	8.9	50.9	10.1
	65 and over	62.0	7.0	77.0	7.9
Age	65-69	64.6	13.2	68.7	15.4
	70-74	44.0	13.0	66.8	13.7
	75-79	55.6	13.1	86.0	15.0
	80-84	95.7	20.9	87.1	25.3
	85 and over	155.0	42.6	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	62.8	7.4	76.6	8.4
Gender	Female	40.7	7.9	56.3	8.9
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	$25,000-$34,999	59.8	12.5	118.6	14.6
	$35,000-$44,999	64.7	10.4	43.4	11.8
	$45,000 or more	41.0	7.6	61.7	8.5
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	48.7	7.1	68.8	7.9
	Metropolitan-small	61.3	11.0	65.6	12.0
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	137.0	25.7	DSU	DSU
Expected payment source	Private insurance	39.7	9.0	56.5	10.2
	Medicare	62.9	7.5	79.0	8.3
	Medicaid	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Other insurance	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured/self pay/no charge	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	50.4	13.0	63.5	11.5
	Midwest	53.4	11.6	53.0	13.2
	South	61.0	8.6	94.7	11.2
	West	DSU	DSU	50.3	13.6
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	57.4	6.3	66.6	6.8
	Private, for-profit	DSU	DSU	101.4	23.4
	Public	59.2	12.7	DSU	DSU
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	48.1	7.5	66.7	8.1
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	57.7	8.0	68.2	9.5
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	50.2	6.4	68.6	7.3
	Metropolitan-small	66.9	10.5	64.4	11.6
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	--	--	DSU	DSU
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	100-299	62.6	10.7	70.2	13.1
	300-499	49.6	10.4	77.3	10.5
	500 or more	48.9	8.0	61.2	9.8

^a Estimates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and APR-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.

-- Statistic cannot be calculated.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

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