Table 3.
Number of Deaths for Top 30 All Patient-Refined, Diagnosis-Related Groups (APR-DRGs) (ranked by the number of deaths)
| Rank | APR-DRG (APR-DRG Number) | Died (N= 4,529) |
Survived (N=423,086) |
OR | P-value | Standardized Mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||||
| 1 | NB BWT 500–749g w/o MP (591) | 210 | 50.85 | 203 | 49.15 | 101.29 | < 0.001 | 1.09 |
| 2 | NB w/ECMO (583) | 199 | 46.93 | 225 | 53.07 | 86.37 | < 0.001 | 1.00 |
| 3 | NB BWT < 1500g w/MP (588) | 196 | 17.21 | 943 | 82.79 | 20.25 | < 0.001 | 0.78 |
| 4 | NB BWT > 2499g w/MA (633) | 192 | 7.65 | 2317 | 92.35 | 8.04 | < 0.001 | 0.81 |
| 5 | Respiratory System Diagnosis w/Ventilator Support 96+ Hrs (130) | 182 | 8.59 | 1937 | 91.41 | 9.1 | < 0.001 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Septicemia & Disseminated Infection (720) | 145 | 6.86 | 1969 | 93.14 | 7.07 | < 0.001 | 0.80 |
| 7 | NB BWT > 2499g w/Major Cardiovascular Procedure (630) | 115 | 6.23 | 1731 | 93.77 | 6.34 | < 0.001 | 0.61 |
| 8 | Pulmonary Edema & Respiratory Failure (133) | 109 | 8.83 | 1126 | 91.17 | 9.24 | < 0.001 | 0.94 |
| 9 | NB BWT 1500–2499g w/MP (609) | 104 | 9.67 | 971 | 90.33 | 10.22 | < 0.001 | 0.81 |
| 10 | NB BWT 750–999g w/o MP (593) | 98 | 16.58 | 493 | 83.42 | 18.96 | < 0.001 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Other Injury, Poisoning & Toxic Effect Diagnosis (815) | 86 | 12.39 | 608 | 87.61 | 13.45 | < 0.001 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Cardiac Arrest (196) | 83 | 70.94 | 34 | 29.06 | 232.29 | < 0.001 | 1.00 |
| 13 | NB BWT 2000–2499g w/MA (621) | 79 | 15.05 | 446 | 84.95 | 16.82 | < 0.001 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Craniotomy Except for Trauma (21) | 78 | 1.7 | 4514 | 98.3 | 1.63 | < 0.001 | 0.74 |
| 15 | Bone Marrow Transplant (3) | 75 | 8.22 | 837 | 91.78 | 8.49 | < 0.001 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Acute Leukemia (690) | 74 | 3.95 | 1799 | 96.05 | 3.89 | < 0.001 | 1.19 |
| 17 | NB BWT < 500g (589) | 73 | 79.35 | 19 | 20.65 | 364.78 | < 0.001 | 1.61 |
| 18 | NB BWT > 2499g w/Other MP (631) | 72 | 3.56 | 1950 | 96.44 | 3.49 | < 0.001 | 0.95 |
| 19 | NB BWT 1500–1999g w/MA (611) | 67 | 17.31 | 320 | 82.69 | 19.84 | < 0.001 | 0.81 |
| 20 | Major Small & Large Bowel Procedure (221) | 66 | 3.04 | 2105 | 96.96 | 2.96 | < 0.001 | 1.31 |
| 21 | Other Mental Health Disorder (760) | 62 | 5.76 | 1014 | 94.24 | 5.78 | < 0.001 | 1.76 |
| 22 | NB BWT 1000–1249g w/RDS, Other MRC, or MA (602) | 60 | 10.2 | 528 | 89.8 | 10.74 | < 0.001 | 0.90 |
| 23 | Major Cardiothoracic Repair of Heart Anomaly (160) | 58 | 2.2 | 2583 | 97.8 | 2.11 | < 0.001 | 0.71 |
| 24 | Nonextensive Procedure Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis (952) | 56 | 5.74 | 919 | 94.26 | 5.75 | < 0.001 | 0.83 |
| 25 | Multiple Significant Trauma w/o OR Procedure (930) | 54 | 7.66 | 651 | 92.34 | 7.83 | < 0.001 | 1.16 |
| 26 | Nontraumatic Stupor & Coma (52) | 54 | 7.1 | 707 | 92.9 | 7.21 | < 0.001 | 0.59 |
| 27 | NB BWT > 2499g w/RDS or Other MRC (634) | 54 | 2.52 | 2091 | 97.48 | 2.43 | < 0.001 | 1.14 |
| 28 | Tracheostomy w/Long Term Mechanical Ventilation w/EP (4) | 46 | 12.01 | 337 | 87.99 | 12.87 | < 0.001 | 1.87 |
| 29 | Other Digestive System & Abdominal Procedure (229) | 46 | 7.19 | 594 | 92.81 | 7.3 | < 0.001 | 1.99 |
| 30 | Craniotomy for Trauma (20) | 45 | 6.59 | 638 | 93.41 | 6.65 | < 0.001 | 0.77 |
NB = Newborn (Neonate)
BWT = Birth Weight
MP = Major Procedure
ECMO = Extracorporeal Membraneous Oxygenation
MA = Major Anomaly
RDS = Respiratory Distress Syndrome
MRC = Major Respiratory Condition
OR = Operating Room
EP = Extensive Procedure