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Craniotomy (surgical opening of the skull) for repair of aneurysms (ballooning or bursting of blood vessels) is a demanding operation that is almost always associated with high risk of disability or death. Nevertheless, it may be the only option available when a blood vessel ruptures deep in the brain. The mortality rate for this operation may be high even in the hands of an extremely experienced neurosurgeon and neurosurgical team, who are likely receiving the more difficult cases by referral. The adjustments used in this report to equalize 'risk' may not fully reflect the many types of risk associated with this complex surgery, which often is performed on an emergency basis.
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   2001 Mortality in Colorado hospitals
City Facility Group
Cases
Number of deaths
Observed mortality rate
Expected mortalality rate
Risk-adjusted mortality rate (RAMR)
95% confidence interval for RAMR
2001 Star rating
STATE TOTAL
1,512
116
7.7%
7.5%
Alamosa San Luis Valley Regional Med. Cntr.  
Boulder Boulder Community Hosp.  
59
5
8.5%
7.3%
8.7%
(2.7%,14.6%)
Brush East Morgan County Hosp.  
Burlington Kit Karson Memorial Library  
Canon City St. Thomas More Hosp.  
Colorado Spgs. Memorial Hosp.  
36
2
5.6%
11.1%
3.7%
0.0%,11.3%)
Colorado Spgs. Penrose Community Hosp.  
Colorado Spgs. Penrose Hosp. Centura
34
1
2.9%
2.9%
7.6%
(0.0%,15.5%)
Cortez Southwest Memorial Hosp.  
Craig Memorial Hosp.  
Delta Delta County Memorial Hosp.  
Denver Metro
   Denver The Childrens Hosp.  
20
   Denver Craig Hosp.  
less than 5
   Denver Denver Health Med. Cntr.  
54
8
14.8%
8.2%
13.4%
(7.2%,19.6%)
   Littleton Littleton Adventist Hosp. Centura
   Wheat Ridge Lutheran Med. Cntr. Expempla
25
   Aurora The Med. Cntr. of Aurora, South  
56
8
14.3%
11.2%
9.5%
(3.4%,15.6%)
   Thornton North Suburban Med. Cntr. HealthONE
   Brighton Platte Valley Med. Cntr.  
   Denver Porter Adventist Hosp.  
12
   Denver Presbyterian St. Lukes Med. Cntr.  
45
1
2.2%
6.2%
2.7%
(0.0%,9.5%)
   Denver Rose Med. Cntr.  
39
2
5.1%
12.3%
3.1%
(0.0%,10.4%)
   Denver St. Anthony Central Hosp. Centura
157
15
9.6%
12.3%
5.8%
(2.2%,9.4%)
   Westminister St. Anthony North Hosp. Centura
   Denver St. Joseph Hosp. Expempla
118
7
5.9%
6.7%
6.6%
(2.4%,10.8%)
   Englewood Swedish Med. Cntr.  
217
6
2.8%
4.0%
5.2%
(2.1%,8.3%)
   Denver University Hosp.  
313
19
6.1%
6.5%
6.9%
(4.3%,9.5%)
Durango Mercy Med. Cntr.  
Estes Park Estes Park Med. Cntr.  
Fort Collins Poudre Valley Hosp.  
72
5
6.9%
6.1%
8.5%
(3.1%,13.9%)
Fort Morgan Colorado Plains Med. Cntr.  
Glenwood Spgs. Valley View Hosp.  
Grand Junction Community Hosp.  
  Hilltop Rehab. Cntr.  
  St. Marys Hosp. and Med. Cntr.  
91
15
16.5%
7.8%
15.8%
(11.0%,20.6%)
Greeley North Colorado Med. Cntr.  
39
3
7.7%
7.2%
7.9%
0.6%,15.3%)
Hugo Lincoln Community Hosp.  
La Jara Conejos County Hosp.  
La Junta Arkansas Valley Regional Med. Cntr.  
Lamar Prowers Med. Cntr.  
Leadville St. Vincent General Hosp.  
Longmont Longmont United Hosp.  
20
Louisville Avista Adventist Hosp. Centura
5
Loveland McKee Med. Cntr.  
less than 5
Montrose Montrose Memorial Hosp.  
Pueblo Parkview Med. Cntr.  
57
6
10.5%
9.3%
8.4%
(2.4%,14.4%)
  St. Mary Corwin Med. Cntr. Centura
41
5
12.2%
12.3%
7.4%
(0.3%,14.5%)
Rifle Grand River Hospital District  
Salida Heart of the Rockies Regional Med. Cntr.  
Springfield Southeast Colorado Hosp.  
Steamboat Springs Yampa Valley Med. Cntr.  
Sterling Sterling Regional Med. Cntr.  
Trinidad Mount San Rafael Hosp.  
Vail Vail Valley Med. Cntr.  
Walsenberg Huerfano Med. Cntr.  
Yuma Yuma District Hosp.  
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