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 |
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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 |