Table 4.

Procedures Contributing the Largest Number of Mortality by Age Group

Age Group 18–64
	Mortality	115	419,950	0.030
	Procedure	N	Total Eligible	Percent *
Exploratory lap		24	1,640	1.460
Heart valve		7	1,732	0.404
Colorectal		6	4,571	0.131
Wound debridement		6	5,112	0.117
Aortic resection		4	369	1.080
Emergency		21	115	18.260
Age Group 65–69
	Mortality	24	62,657	0.040
	Procedure	N	Total Eligible	Percent *
Exploratory lap		4	270	1.480
Heart Valve		4	666	0.600
Colorectal resection		2	1,071	0.190
CABG		2	1,235	0.160
Aortic Resection		2	181	1.100
Emergency		9	24	37.500
Age Group 70–79
	Mortality	59	92,002	0.060
	Procedure	N	Total Eligible	Percent *
Exploratory lap		12	415	2.890
Colorectal resection		5	1,807	0.280
Aortic resection or anastamosis		6	257	2.330
Other vascular		4	810	0.490
Small bowel resection		3	451	0.670
Emergency		16	59	27.120
Age Group 80–89
	Mortality	27	46,461	0.060
	Procedure	N	Total Eligible	Percent *
Cholecystectomy		5	1,282	0.390
Exploratory lap		4	231	1.730
Aortic resection or anastamosis		2	127	1.570
Colorectal resection		2	1,158	0.170
Treatment fracture or dislocation of hip, femur		3	3,331	0.090
Emergency		7	27	25.930
Age Group90+
	Mortality	4	5,628	0.070
	Procedure	N	Total Eligible	Percent *
Treatment of fracture or dislocation of hip, femur		2	1,280	0.160
Small bowel resection		1	55	1.790
Other hernia repair		1	40	2.500
Emergency		1	4	25.000

^*Note: Percent of patients in that age category who experienced the outcome.