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Table 3 Mortality by center volume and admission type

From: Outcomes following emergent open repair for thoracic aortic dissection are improved at higher volume centers in direct admissions and transfers

 

Low volume

Intermediate volume

High volume

 

N = 963

N = 369

N = 174

Admission type

Death/no of patients in group

%

p-value**

Death/no of patients in group

%

p-value**

Death/no of patients in group

%

Direct Admission

154/641

24.0

0.013

44/206

21.4

0.051

7/66

10.6

Transfer Admission

16/68

23.5

0.064

8/64

12.7

0.683

5/49

10.2

Other

60/254

23.6

0.268

24/100

24.0

0.295

10/59

17.0

Total

230/963

23.9

0.001

76/369*

20.6

0.025

22/174

12.6

  1. *N = 369, due to missing mortality data for 1 patient; p-values use high volume group as control group
  2. **versus high volume
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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