The report analyzed nearly 40 million patient records gathered between 2010 and 2012 from 4,500 U.S. hospitals for differences among hospitals in complications and in-hospital mortality across a range of procedures.
Conditions with key mortality risks when being treated at a one-star rated hospital (lowest) rather than a five-star rated hospital (highest) included:
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease — 5.3 times more likely to die
• Colorectal Surgeries — 3.4 times more likely to die
• Pneumonia — 2.9 times more likely to die
• Stroke — 2.2 times more likely to die
• Heart Attack — 1.9 times more likely to die
• Sepsis — 1.7 times more likely to die
Conditions with key complication risks when being treated at a one-star rated hospital rather than a five-star rated hospital included:
• Hip Replacement — 3.2 times more likely to experience complications
• Carotid Surgery — 3.0 times more likely to experience complications
• Total Knee Replacement — 2.7 times more likely to experience complications
• Gallballder Removal Surgery — 2.1 times more likely to experience complications
In addition, the Healthgrades report found on average that complications nearly doubled risk-adjusted costs of care.
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