Estimate | F Statistic | Surgery Rate Across Tort Law Regions, Mean (Range), %a | Success Rate, % | Adverse Event Rate, % | Mortality Rate, % |
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Panel A: Instrumental Variable Estimates | |||||
 Total Cohort (N = 67,966) | 34.71*** | 0.16 (0.09—0.18) | 0.32* | -0.1 | 0.21** |
 Age < 80 (N = 33,896) | 13.07*** | 0.2 (0.14—0.22) | 0.89*** | -0.14 | 0.28** |
 Age >  = 80 (N = 34,070) | 25.73*** | 0.13 (0.05—0.15) | -0.01 | -0.05 | 0.13 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score | |||||
  < 2 (N = 31,270) | 9.96*** | 0.18 (0.1—0.19) | 0.31 | -0.23 | 0.06 |
  >  = 2 (N = 36,696) | 28.4*** | 0.15 (0.08—0.17) | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.29** |
Frailty Index Score | |||||
  < 2 (N = 41,860) | 22.13*** | 0.18 (0.1—0.2) | 0.54*** | -0.15 | 0.08 |
  >  = 2 (N = 26,106) | 13.52*** | 0.13 (0.07—0.15) | -0.24 | 0 | 0.45** |
Panel B: Reduced-Form Estimatesb | |||||
Total Cohort (N = 67,966) |  | 0.002 | -0.001 | 0.004*** | |
 Age < 80 (N = 33,896) |  |  | 0.004 | -0.002 | 0.005*** |
 Age >  = 80 (N = 34,070) |  | 0.0001 | -0.001 | 0.003 | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score | |||||
  < 2 (N = 31,270) |  |  | 0.01* | -0.004 | 0.001 |
  >  = 2 (N = 36,696) |  |  | -0.002 | 0.001 | 0.01*** |
Frailty Index Score | |||||
  < 2 (N = 41,860) |  |  | 0.01** | -0.003 | 0.001 |
  >  = 2 (N = 26,106) |  |  | -0.01* | 0.0004 | 0.01*** |