Table 74Mortality by age and whether patient has been a medical outlier for any part of their stay

PatientsDeaths in hospital
AgeNo outlier stayOutlier stayNo outlier stayOutlier stay

Risk ratio

(outlier versus no)

16-4420,8117581%0%0.4
45-6434,1461,5343%1%0.4
65-7426,5351,5816%3%0.6
75-8432,8902,66410%4%0.4
85+25,0582,66014%5%0.4
All139,4409,1977%4%0.5

From: Chapter 41, Cost-effectiveness analyses

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