Fig. 2. Physiologically complex procedures that are also rare (i.e. , performed an average of less than once per working day statewide in any age group). (A ) Cumulative distributions showing the number of rare physiologically complex procedures performed at each facility as a percentage of the total number performed in the entire state. For geriatrics, 16 of the 17 hospitals shown also performed 50 or more physiologically complex procedures. P < 10−3when comparing geriatrics and pediatrics based on the cumulative distribution of procedures (top 17 facilities in each group). (B ) The number of rare physiologically complex procedures performed at each facility, reported as a percentage of the total number of physiologically complex procedures performed at that facility. The 17 hospitals that performed 50 or more physiologically complex procedures in geriatric patients are labeled A –Q and are listed in decreasing order of the total number of physiologically complex procedures performed. For hospital G, adjusted P < 0.05 when compared to each of the other hospitals. Vertical bars are ± SE.
