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Do past mortality rates predict future hospital mortality?

Taylor M Coe1, Samuel E Wilson2, David C Chang3

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Health System, La Jolla, CA, USA.

American Journal of Surgery
|June 1, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Hospitals with higher historical mortality rates are linked to worse patient outcomes. Patients face a 30% to 60% increased mortality risk at these higher-risk facilities.

Keywords:
Historical mortality ratesOutcomes predictionSurgical outcomes

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Patient Safety
  • Surgical Outcomes

Background:

  • Investigating the association between hospital historical mortality rates and patient outcomes.
  • Examining if higher historical mortality independently predicts worse results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if hospitals with elevated historical mortality rates are associated with adverse patient outcomes.
  • To assess the independent impact of historical mortality on in-hospital mortality for specific surgical procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Observational study using a California in-patient database.
  • Analysis of in-hospital mortality for open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve replacement, and coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
  • Historical mortality rates (1998-2010) calculated from 3 years of prior data, adjusted for patient and hospital factors.

Main Results:

  • Hospitals were stratified into quartiles based on historical mortality.
  • For abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, highest quartile showed 1.30 odds ratio (OR) for in-hospital mortality.
  • For aortic valve replacement, highest quartile had 1.54 OR; for CABG, highest quartile had 1.58 OR.

Conclusions:

  • Patients treated at hospitals with high historical mortality rates face significantly increased mortality risk.
  • A 30% to 60% increased mortality risk is observed for patients at higher-mortality hospitals.
  • Findings highlight the importance of considering historical performance in patient care decisions.