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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Aug;87(2):289–296. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002367

Table II:

Procedure Specific Mean Risk-Adjusted Mortality Stratified by Procedure Type

Operation Low Performing Hospitals Average Performing Hospitals High Performing Hospitals p-value
 Mean risk-adjusted mortality (with SD) * NOT pt. level
Appendectomy 0.0083 (0.0042) 0.0038 (0.0016) 0.0023 (0.0008) <0.001
Cholecystectomy 0.0146 (0.0082) 0.0082 (0.0021) 0.0049 (0.0010) <0.001
Colectomy 0.1489 (0.0292) 0.1131 (0.0181) 0.0975 (0.0137) <0.001
Inguinal Hernia Repair 0.0949 (0.0347) 0.0611 (0.0223) 0.0337 (0.0100) <0.001
Adhesion lysis 0.0925 (0.0293) 0.0554 (0.0144) 0.0386 (0.0099) <0.001
Repair of Perforated Viscus 0.2258 (0.0638) 0.1682 (0.0471) 0.1410 (0.0308) <0.001
Small Bowel Resection 0.1511 (0.0388) 0.1079 (0.0262) 0.0977 (0.0211) <0.001
Ventral Hernia Repair 0.1038 (0.0454) 0.0648 (0.0232) 0.0302 (0.0100) <0.001