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Adjusted mortality rates according to the number of hospital beds at low-volume hospitals
| Low-volume hospitals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–200 hospital beds | 201–400 hospital beds | 401–600 hospital beds | >600 hospital beds | P value | |
| # of hospitals | 188 | 348 | 124 | 55 | |
| Mortality ratea [95% CI] |
9.2 [6.0–13.7] |
10.3 [8.0–13.1] |
10.9 [7.8–15.2] |
9.1 [5.2–15.3] |
0.868 |
adjusted for gender, age, admission type and Charlson score; CI = confidence interval
