Percentage of Ambulatory Surgery Cases vs. Inpatient cases and the Admission Severity Group
Patients with the highest percentage of serious risk factors were those needing Cardiovascular procedures. Eighty percent of Cardiovascular procedures were performed in the inpatient hospital setting
The lowest risk cases involved Obstetric procedures. Eighty-six percent of these occurred in the inpatient hospital setting.
The ASG % in this report is defined as the measurable risk of major organ failure (risk of mortality) based upon identified clinical and demographic factors. See Appendix C for more information.
Source: PHC4, 1996, First Quarter (see Table 1 for more detail)