This database was last updated in July 2015 and is based on data from 2009 to 2013. It should only be used as a historical snapshot.
Kentucky
Compare the performance of surgeons practicing at hospitals in this state, in one of the following procedures:
Gallbladder Removal, Laparoscopic
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ICD-9-CM code 51.23)
Minimally invasive gallbladder removal. This is performed most commonly when gallstones are blocking the flow of bile. More information »
37Kentucky hospitals performed this procedure on Medicare patients.
3 (8%)have at least one surgeon with a low adjusted complication rate.
8 (22%)have at least one surgeon with a high adjusted complication rate.
Sorted by the surgeon with the lowest adjusted rate of complications at each hospital, along with a measure representing the combined performance of surgeons and hospitals for these procedures.
Low
Medium
High Adjusted Rate of Complications