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Table 1.14: Deaths per 1000 admissions with pancreatic resection for cancer, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, 2001, United States^a

	Adjusted rate^b
Trends	Estimate	Standard error

Total United States, 2001	67.295	6.154
Total United States, 2000	67.875	6.377
Total United States, 1997	79.918	5.664
Total United States, 1994	77.066	6.454

	2001 adjusted rate^b
Population group	Estimate	Standard error

Patient characteristic
Age groups for conditions affecting any age
0-17	*	*
18-44	*	*
45-64	50.922	10.083
65 and over	76.949	7.923

Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	68.657	15.373
70-74	66.765	13.748
75-79	86.022	15.038
80-84	*	*
85 and over	*	*

Gender
Male	76.566	8.415
Female	56.394	8.894

Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	*	*
$25,000-$34,999	118.611	14.604
$35,000-$44,999	43.396	11.843
$45,000 or more	61.720	8.474

Location of patient residence
Metropolitan	67.821	6.583
Micropolitan	*	*
Noncore	*	*

Expected payment source
Private insurance	56.703	10.246
Medicare	78.838	8.342
Medicaid	*	*
Other insurance	*	*
Uninsured / self pay / no charge	*	*

Hospital characteristic
Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	63.501	11.535
Midwest	52.975	13.211
South	94.693	11.207
West	50.272	13.634

Ownership/control
Private, not-for-profit	66.598	6.782
Private, for-profit	*	*
Public	53.321	18.546

Teaching status
Teaching	66.706	8.058
Non-teaching	68.153	9.501

Location of hospital
Metropolitan	67.547	6.217
Micropolitan	*	*
Non-Core	*	*

Bedsize
Less than 100	*	*
100 - 299	70.241	13.098
300 - 499	77.244	10.471
500+	61.230	9.836

^aDenominator excludes obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital.

^b Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and APR-DRG risk of mortality score. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender and APR-DRG risk of mortality score; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age and APR-DRG risk of mortality score.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

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Table 1.14: Deaths per 1000 admissions with pancreatic resection for cancer, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, 2001, United Statesa

Table 1.14: Deaths per 1000 admissions with pancreatic resection for cancer, trends 1994-2001 and by patient and hospital characteristics, 2001, United States^a