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<strong>KCE</strong> Reports 113 Volume Outcome 149<br />

RELATION BETWEEN HOSPITAL VOLUME AND MORTALITY RATE<br />

Results from logistic regression are pres<strong>en</strong>ted in Table 6.19. Without taking into<br />

account differ<strong>en</strong>ces in case mix, an increase of <strong>volume</strong> of 10% is associated with a<br />

statistically significant (p-value <br />

200 procedures per year, 16 c<strong>en</strong>tres). This s<strong>en</strong>sitivity analysis confirms that low <strong>volume</strong><br />

c<strong>en</strong>tres have a higher mortality rate than high <strong>volume</strong> c<strong>en</strong>tres (Table 6.21).

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