Table 4 Adjusted odds of operative mortality following liver transplantation at volume non-compliant hospitals.

Volume non-compliant

1.50

1.12 – 2.02

Female

1.16

1.02 – 1.33

Race

   White

1 (ref.)

--

   Black

0.94

0.58 – 1.53

   Hispanic

1.13

0.83 – 1.55

   Asian

1.01

0.67 – 1.51

   Other

1.28

0.99 – 1.66

Insurance type

   Medicare

1 (ref.)

--

   Medicaid

0.81

0.64 – 1.02

   Private

0.85

0.66 – 1.08

Operative year

   1993

1 (ref.)

--

   1994

0.80

0.49 – 1.31

   1995

0.70

0.41 – 1.19

   1996

0.75

0.43 – 1.29

   1997

0.62

0.34 – 1.13

   1998

0.44

0.25 – 0.77

   1999

0.66

0.44 – 0.98

   2000

0.52

0.33 – 0.81

   2001

0.42

0.23 – 0.74

   2002

0.41

0.26 – 0.64

   2003

0.47

0.30 – 0.74

Elixhauser codes

   Congestive heart failure

2.54

1.63 – 3.94

   Arrhythmias

2.08

1.47 – 2.93

   Valvular disease

0.61

0.32 – 1.17

   Pulmonary circulation disorders

3.48

2.09 – 5.80

   Peripheral vascular disorders

1.21

0.44 – 3.28

   Paralysis

2.27

0.62 – 8.22

   Neurologic disorders

1.09

0.52 – 2.27

   Chronic pulmonary disease

1.04

0.67 – 1.60

   Diabetes mellitus, complex

0.94

0.54 – 1.63

   Hypothyroidism

0.54

0.28 – 1.04

   Renal failure

1.34

1.02 – 1.77

   Peptic ulcer disease

0.62

0.28 – 1.38

   Rheumatoid arthritis

0.98

0.38 – 2.50

   Coagulopathy

1.86

1.55 – 2.23

   Weight loss

0.71

0.52 – 0.99

   Fluid and electrolyte disorders

1.23

1.02 – 1.49

   Blood loss anemia

1.21

0.59 – 2.50

   Deficiency anemias

0.59

0.38 – 0.93

   Psychoses

0.32

0.10 – 1.00

   Depression

0.17

0.04 – 0.67

Hospital census region

   Northeast

1 (ref.)

--

   North-central

0.45

0.34 – 0.61

   South

0.61

0.50 – 0.75

   West

0.53

0.40 – 0.71

Hospital bedsize

   Small

1 (ref.)

--

   Medium

0.66

0.46 – 0.95

   Large

0.79

0.58 – 1.08

For-profit

1.18

0.06 – 21.83

Private

0.96

0.75 – 1.23

Teaching

1.04

0.78 – 1.38