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Table 2 Age adjusted rates of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1991–1999

From: Changes in the use of coronary artery revascularization procedures in the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Hospital Discharge Survey, and the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1991–1999

VA

         
 

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Rate/100,000

167.6

167.4

166.0

176.2

173.0

175.0

152.1

124.8

107.9

Procedures (N)

6227

6261

6367

6753

6848

7101

6725

6378

6147

Users (millions)

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.9

NHDS

         

Rate/100,000

220.4

254.4

246.0

250.4

290.3

269.2

259.1

237.8

235.0

Procedures (thousands)

177.2

208.2

205.9

212.1

246.1

236.3

232.7

217.3

219.1

NIS

         

Rate/100,000

NA

NA

274.1

272.3

298.2

297.4

297.9

NA

NA

Procedures (thousands)

  

229.9

231.9

253.9

261.2

267.6

  

US men (millions)

85.9

87.0

87.9

88.7

89.0

90.3

91.3

92.2

93.2

  1. VA-Veterans Affairs NHDS National Hospital Discharge Survey NIS Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project NA not available.