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Municipality Lethbridge Category Hospital procedures - Death rates Select a different category   LEGEND: BLUE Better than the Alberta average for the selected year. WHITE Not different from the Alberta average for the selected year. RED Worse than the Alberta average for the selected year. - No data were available for this year. DEFINITIONS: Rank All institutions were ranked on each indicator based on their scores, where the highest rank of 1 corresponds to the highest score out of 100. Volume indicators were not ranked since they have threshold requirements. Score The score indicates how well a hospital performs on a given indicator, based on its risk adjusted rate where a score of 100 is the highest. Risk adjusted rate Measures the observed rate adjusted for differences in patients’ age, sex, and the presence of complications. Observed rate Measures the outcome of interest compared to population at risk. Alberta average/total This value is the risk adjusted average (Alberta average) or total (Alberta total) of an indicator across all acute care hospitals in Alberta. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) mortality rate Deaths due to surgery performed to allow blood to bypass a clogged artery. Lower rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank View View View View View Score View View View View View Observed 6.25% 5.26% 2.78% 9.09% 3.12% Risk adjusted 6.21% 3.79% 2.69% 12.97% 2.42% Alberta average 7.36% 6% 5.25% 5.38% 4.81% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta Craniotomy mortality rate Deaths due to the surgical opening of the skull performed to remove a brain tumor, repair an aneurysm (ballooning of blood vessels), perform a biopsy or to relieve pressure inside the skull. Lower rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank View View View View View Score View View View View View Observed 0.00% 3.70% 5.56% 7.69% 5.88% Risk adjusted 0.00% 7.79% 12.63% 41.65% 11.86% Alberta average 9.9% 8.5% 10.46% 10.58% 10.36% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta Hip replacement mortality rate Deaths due to hip replacement surgery. Lower rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank View View View View View Score View View View View View Observed 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Risk adjusted 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Alberta average 0.68% 0.3% 0.77% 0.63% 0.48% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) mortality rate Deaths due to a non-surgical procedure performed to open blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the heart. Lower rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank View View View View View Score View View View View View Observed 0.00% 1.30% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Risk adjusted 0.00% 1.13% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Alberta average 2.2% 1.69% 1.88% 0.69% 0.4% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta Carotid endarterectomy mortality rate Deaths due to a procedure that removes blockages from arteries in the neck to reduce the chance of stroke and brain damage. Lower rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - View - - - Score - View - - - Observed - 0.00% - - - Risk adjusted - 0.00% - - - Alberta average 0.74% 1.98% 1.15% 0% 0.98% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta Esophageal resection surgery mortality rate Deaths due to the surgical removal of the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, often due to esophageal cancer. Lower rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - - - - - Score - - - - - Observed - - - - - Risk adjusted - - - - - Alberta average 16.67% 16.56% 19.23% 25.25% 0% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta Pancreatic resection surgery mortality rate Deaths due to the surgical removal of the pancreas in an attempt to cure pancreatic cancer. Lower rates are more desirable. MEASURE Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Rank - - - - - Score - - - - - Observed - - - - - Risk adjusted - - - - - Alberta average 0% 5.16% 0% 10.39% 8.67% Compare this indicator against other municipalities in Alberta

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