Figure 9. Percentage of Hospitals That Were High-Volume Providers for Specific Procedures, 1997-2003
*Asterisk denotes a statistically significant difference between 1997 and 2003 data.
Figure 9. Percentage of Hospitals That Were High-Volume Providers for Specific Procedures, 1997-2003 (Text Description)
| Procedures |
1997 |
2003 |
| Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair* |
15.4% |
8.2% |
| Carotoid endarterectomy |
19.2% |
19.4% |
| Lower extremity arterial bypass |
56.0% |
58.1% |
| CABG* |
31.1% |
15.4% |
| PTCA |
49.2% |
52.9% |
| Heart transplantation |
59.6% |
64.3% |
| Pediatric heart surgery |
16.4% |
14.2% |
| Pancreatic cancer surgery* |
10.6% |
16.1% |
| Esophageal cancer surgery |
4.3% |
6.1% |
| Cerebral aneurysm surgery |
7.0% |
10.5% |
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