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. 2010 Dec;88(4):560–594. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2010.00612.x

Table 4.

Summary of Estimates of Associations between Inpatient Spending and Thirty-Day Mortality Associated with a 10 Percent Increase in Inpatient Spending

Patients General Surgery Vascular Surgery Orthopedic Surgery CHF AMI Stroke GI Bleeding
Percent decrease in 30-day mortality associated with 10 percent increase in inpatient spending 4.0 to 11.3 3.6 to 10.4 3.7 to 11.1 5.1 to 7.2 0 to 3.0 4.6 to 6.3 3.1 to 7.3