Table 2.

Base characteristics of patients admitted to low-volume hospitals (n = 63) and high-volume hospitals (n = 33)

		Low-volume hospitals	High-volume hospitals
Gender	Male	467	1463
	Female	325	1124
Age	<65 y	246	857
	65–74 y	288	986
	≥75 y	258	744
Death		29	52
Total		792	2587

Values in the table indicate numbers of patients.