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Table 5 Adjusted odds of operative mortality following heart transplantation at volume non-compliant hospitals.

From: Payer leverage and hospital compliance with a benchmark: a population-based observational study

COvariate

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

Volume non-compliant

1.19

0.92 – 1.54

Female

1.57

1.23 – 2.00

Black

0.88

0.58 – 1.36

Insurance type

  

   Medicare

1 (ref.)

--

   Medicaid

0.77

0.61 – 0.98

   Private

0.58

0.40 – 0.86

Operative year

  

   1993

1 (ref.)

--

   1994

1.15

0.72 – 1.85

   1995

0.61

0.32 – 1.19

   1996

0.78

0.44 – 1.39

   1997

0.75

0.48 – 1.17

   1998

0.51

0.28 – 0.95

   1999

1.18

0.72 – 1.92

   2000

0.86

0.49 – 1.52

   2001

0.51

0.27 – 0.96

   2002

0.73

0.38 – 1.38

   2003

0.63

0.34 – 1.16

Elixhauser codes

  

   Diabetes mellitus, complex

0.54

0.18 – 1.68

   Renal failure

1.09

0.59 – 1.98

   Liver disease

6.05

2.04 – 18.00

   Peripheral vascular disorders

1.43

0.75 – 2.71

   Paralysis

1.49

0.31 – 7.08

   Neurologic disorders

2.78

1.74 – 4.44

   Chronic pulmonary disease

0.66

0.41 – 1.08

   Hypothyroidism

0.61

0.29 – 1.30

   Rheumatoid arthritis

0.51

0.06 – 4.50

   Coagulopathy

3.23

2.48 – 4.21

   Weight loss

1.25

0.55 – 2.87

   Fluid and electrolyte disorders

1.03

0.80 – 1.32

   Blood loss anemia

0.59

0.14 – 2.55

   Deficiency anemias

0.09

0.02 – 0.39

   Psychoses

0.43

0.05 – 3.37

   Depression

0.35

0.08 – 1.52

Hospital census region

  

   Northeast

1 (ref.)

--

   North-central

0.48

0.34 – 0.67

   South

0.43

0.31 – 0.60

   West

0.37

0.25 – 0.56

Hospital bedsize

  

   Small

1 (ref.)

--

   Medium

0.50

0.19 – 1.28

   Large

0.49

0.21 – 1.15

For-profit

6.26

0.33 – 119.38

Private

1.13

0.85 – 1.50

Teaching

0.97

0.69 – 1.35