Table 2

Mortality rates for selected Healthcare Resource Group procedure codes

Hospital Resource Group procedure code

n

Urgency

Deaths (n)

Mortality rate (%)

Q01: Emergency aortic surgery

6,598

Emergency

2,721

41.24

F33: Large intestine; major procedures with complicating condition(s)

5,765

Emergency

1,290

22.38

F41: General abdominal; very major or major procedures aged over 69 years or with complicating condition(s)

11,648

Emergency

1,843

15.82

H05: Complex hip or knee revisions

1,667

Elective

186

11.16

H33: Neck of femur fracture; aged over 69 years or with complicating condition(s)

170,804

Emergency

15,780

9.24

F11: Stomach or duodenum; complex procedures

3,714

Elective

312

8.40

Q02: Elective abdominal vascular surgery

17,791

Elective

1,321

7.43

F01: Oesophagus; complex procedures

5,594

Elective

375

6.70

F32: Large intestine; very major procedures

44,814

Elective

1,521

3.39

Q03: Lower limb arterial surgery

18,247

Elective

480

2.63

L02: Kidney major open procedure; aged over 49 years or with complicating condition

17,549

Elective

343

1.95

H02: Primary hip replacement

123,785

Elective

507

0.41

L27: Prostate transurethral resection; aged over 69 years or with complicating condition

6,196

Elective

24

0.39

B02: Phakoemulsification cataract extraction with lens implant

89,444

Elective

50

0.06

F82: Appendicectomy procedures; aged less than 70 years with no complicating condition

88,067

Emergency

15

0.02

Data extracted from CHKS database. Note that several Hospital Resource Group codes may exist for any given procedure; as a result, these data may not accurately describe mortality rates for a specific procedure.

Pearse et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R81   doi:10.1186/cc4928