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Table 2 Patient characteristics by procedure

From: Influence of trends in hospital volume over time on patient outcomes for high-risk surgery

 

Patient number

Men N (%)

Age mean (SD)

No. of different Elixhauser comorbiditiesa Mean (SD)

Median income, K€ Mean (SD)

Emergency admission N (%)

Discharge by transfer N (%)

Colectomy

86,102

44,994 (52.3)

71.6 (12.2)

1.8 (1.6)

20.4 (3.3)

13,201 (15.3)

2771 (3.2)

Proctectomy

37,088

22,862 (61.6)

68.5 (11.8)

1.5 (1.5)

20.3 (3.2)

1651 (4.5)

1229 (3.3)

Esophagectomy

2296

1858 (80.9)

62.3 (9.5)

2.4 (1.7)

20.0 (3.0)

93 (4.1)

221 (9.6)

Gastrectomy

9777

5695 (58.2)

68.8 (12.8)

2.0 (1.7)

20.3 (3.2)

929 (9.5)

500 (5.1)

Pancreatectomy

6148

3255 (52.9)

65.0 (11.2)

2.1 (1.7)

20.6 (3.4)

451 (7.3)

316 (5.1)

PCI

280,369

209,058 (74.6)

66.1 (13.1)

1.5 (1.4)

20.3 (3.2)

190,154 (67.8)

33,713 (12.0)

CABG

23,247

19,019 (81.8)

67.2 (10.4)

2.6 (1.8)

20.0 (2.8)

6586 (28.3)

4927 (21.2)

AAA repair

15,935

14,736 (92.5)

74.2 (8.9)

1.8 (1.4)

20.2 (3.3)

0.0 (0.0)

321 (2.0)

Carotid endarterectomy

63,829

45,421 (71.2)

72.2 (9.8)

1.7 (1.4)

20.2 (3.3)

4462 (7.0)

1861 (2.9)

Hip fracture repair

235,137

60,169 (25.6)

81.6 (11.4)

1.4 (1.4)

20.1 (3.1)

235,137 (100.0)

3713 (1.6)

  1. a Elixhauser comorbidities include congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, valvular disease, pulmonary circulation disorders, peripheral vascular disorders, hypertension uncomplicated/complicated, paralysis, other neurological disorders, chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes uncomplicated/complicated, hypothyroidism, renal failure, liver disease, peptic ulcer disease excluding bleeding, AIDS/HIV, lymphoma, metastatic cancer, solid tumor without metastasis, rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases, coagulopathy, obesity, weight loss, fluid and electrolyte disorders, blood loss anemia, deficiency anemia, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, psychoses, depression
  2. PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm