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Table 3 Relative rates of different types of inpatient operations for VA patients with vs without serious mental illness, FY2006-FY2009 (N = 321,131 Patients)

From: Serious mental illnesses associated with receipt of surgery in retrospective analysis of patients in the Veterans Health Administration

 

All Surgery Patients

No Serious Mental Illness

Schizophrenia

Bipolar Disorder

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Major Depressive Disorder

(321,131)

(275,734)

(7155)

(6795)

(23,178)

(8269)

Surgery Category

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Vascular

38,786

12.1

34,876

12.6

506

7.1

469

6.9

2223

9.6

712

8.6

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

18,269

5.7

16,265

5.9

237

3.3

270

4.0

1139

4.9

358

4.3

Cardiac

5927

1.8

5345

1.9

80

1.1

88

1.3

317

1.4

97

1.2

Hip/Knee

37,517

11.7

31,922

11.6

600

8.4

774

11.4

3221

13.9

1000

12.1

Musculoskeletal

23,139

7.2

23,139

8.4

546

7.6

660

9.7

2147

9.3

759

9.2

Back/Spinal Cord

20,480

6.4

20,480

7.4

343

4.8

627

9.2

2248

9.7

892

10.8

Integumentary System

18,806

5.9

15,931

5.8

681

9.5

484

7.1

1202

5.2

508

6.1

Hernia

14,005

4.4

11,939

4.3

347

4.8

348

5.1

987

4.3

384

4.6

Fractures

8019

2.5

6728

2.4

341

4.8

213

3.1

508

2.2

229

2.8

Amputation other than AKA/BKA

6464

2.0

5764

2.1

180

2.5

92

1.4

282

1.2

146

1.8

Below-Knee Amputation

1834

0.6

1636

0.6

46

0.6

20

0.3

93

0.4

39

0.5

Above-Knee Amputation

1489

0.5

1382

0.5

32

0.4

5

0.1

45

0.2

25

0.3

Digestive

40,248

12.5

34,866

12.6

1030

14.4

819

12.1

2596

11.2

937

11.3

Cholecystectomy

12,589

3.9

10,466

3.8

287

4.0

339

5.0

1060

4.6

437

5.3

Appendectomy

5920

1.8

4992

1.8

127

1.8

173

2.5

456

2.0

172

2.1

Lung/Chest

34,541

10.8

29,964

10.9

1098

15.3

721

10.6

2012

8.7

746

9.0

Nose/Mouth/Pharynx

5038

1.6

4187

1.5

95

1.3

119

1.8

467

2.0

170

2.1

Bone Marrow/Spleen/Liver

1875

0.6

1559

0.6

43

0.6

35

0.5

171

0.7

67

0.8

Transplant

632

0.2

574

0.2

2

0.0

10

0.1

36

0.2

10

0.1

Colorectal Cancer

16,381

5.1

14,621

5.3

339

4.7

262

3.9

861

3.7

298

3.6

Prostate Cancer

8906

2.8

7653

2.8

148

2.1

126

1.9

780

3.4

199

2.4

Lung Cancer

5183

1.6

4542

1.6

89

1.2

79

1.2

367

1.6

106

1.3

Head/Neck Cancer

3390

1.1

3024

1.1

54

0.8

53

0.8

193

0.8

66

0.8

Urinary/Male/Female Organs

30,362

9.5

25,927

9.4

615

8.6

736

10.8

2250

9.7

834

10.1

Lymph Nodes

13,534

4.2

11,856

4.3

251

3.5

212

3.1

941

4.1

274

3.3

Endocrine System

5475

1.7

4562

1.7

136

1.9

141

2.1

479

2.1

157

1.9