Table 2. Facility Characteristics of Veterans Health Administration Cataract Surgical Procedures in Fiscal Year 2017a.
| Facility characteristics | Patients, No. (%)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received any preoperation test | Total (n = 69 070) | |||
| No (n = 35 646) | Yes (n = 33 424) | |||
| Facility surgical complexity | ||||
| Ambulatory | ||||
| Basic | 1301 (3.6) | 1880 (5.6) | 3181 (4.6) | |
| Advanced | 1076 (3.0) | 2337 (7.0) | 3413 (4.9) | |
| Inpatient | ||||
| Standard | 2337 (6.6) | 803 (2.4) | 3140 (4.5) | |
| Intermediate | 6381 (17.9) | 5994 (17.9) | 12 375 (17.9) | |
| Complex | 23 900 (67.0) | 21 622 (64.7) | 45 522 (65.9) | |
| Unknown | 651 (1.8) | 788 (2.4) | 1439 (2.1) | |
| Facilities annual cataract surgery volume, mean (SD) | 738 (323) | 719 (332) | 729 (328) | |
a
135 total facilities analyzed.