Table 1. Characteristics of 9136 Individuals Who Underwent Elective Pancreatic Resection for Malignant Neoplasms Reimbursed by Medicare, 2012-2016.
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR), y | 73.3 (69.1-78.1) |
| Sex | |
| Men | 4642 (51) |
| Women | 4494 (49) |
| Race | |
| Black | 600 (7) |
| White | 8130 (89) |
| Othera | 406 (4) |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 303 (3) |
| Dementia | 435 (5) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1197 (13) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 2435 (27) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1918 (21) |
| Congestive heart failure | 1710 (19) |
| Diabetes | 4122 (45) |
| Coronary artery disease | 4318 (47) |
| Stroke or transient ischemic attack | 832 (9) |
| Inpatient at operation | 576 (6) |
| Annual volume, median (IQR) | |
| Hospital | 12.0 (5.0-23.0) |
| Surgeon | 5.0 (3.0-10.0) |
| Year | |
| 2012 | 1810 (20) |
| 2013 | 1885 (21) |
| 2014 | 1864 (20) |
| 2015 | 1944 (21) |
| 2016 | 1633 (18) |
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Includes Asian (134 individuals), Hispanic (63 individuals), North American Native (25 individuals), or other race and ethnicity unspecified in the Medicare database (184 individuals).