The variation in survival rates can make picking a hospital a high-stakes choice for patients.
Highlighted below are the survival variation rates for the four high-risk procedures examined in the study.
- Pancreatectomy —19 percent variation (predicted survival rates range from 81 to 100 percent)
- Esophagectomy — 10 percent (predicted survival rates between 88 to 98 percent)
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair —13 percent (survival rates range from 86 to 99 percent)
- Aortic valve replacement — 5 percent (survival rates range from 92 to 97 percent)
Additionally, most of the hospitals surveyed for the report did not meet Leapfrog’s standard for each surgery, according to the report.
For instance, only 17 percent of surveyed hospitals fully met Leapfrog’s standard for AVRs, 30 percent met the standard for esophagectomies and AAA repairs, and 42 percent met the standard for pancreatectomies.
Find more information on Leapfrog’s standards here.
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