| Principal Diagnoses with the Highest Percent of Inpatient Mortality | Number of Discharges | In-Hospital Mortality (percent) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of heart) | 9,082 | 53.6 |
| 2. Shock | 2,373 | 51.5 |
| 3. Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (lack of oxygen to baby in uterus or during birth) | 113 | 27.6 |
| 4. Cancer without specification of site | 1,436 | 24.2 |
| 5. Adult respiratory failure or arrest | 47,407 | 22.5 |
| 6. Aspiration pneumonitis (aspiration of stomach contents into lung) | 34,562 | 18.3 |
| 7. Septicemia (blood infection) | 61,439 | 17.6 |
| 8. Cancer of liver and bile duct in liver | 2,552 | 16.3 |
| 9. Leukemia (cancer of blood) | 6,804 | 16.1 |
| 10. Cancer of bronchial tubes and lung | 22,015 | 14.6 |