Table 2.1 Percent of surgical discharges with postoperative pneumonia events, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, or venous thromboembolic events, United States, 2005a |
Population group |
2005 |
Exposed |
Adverse events |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
9,011 |
590 |
6.55 |
0.26 |
Age |
Under 65 |
1,091 |
68 |
6.23 |
0.73 |
65-74 |
2,883 |
151 |
5.24 |
0.41 |
75-84 |
3,265 |
239 |
7.32 |
0.46 |
85 and over |
1,772 |
132 |
7.45 |
0.62 |
Gender |
Male |
3,645 |
210 |
5.76 |
0.39 |
Female |
5,366 |
380 |
7.08 |
0.35 |
Race |
White |
7,795 |
349 |
4.48 |
0.23 |
Black |
746 |
56 |
7.51 |
0.96 |
Other |
470 |
185 |
39.36 |
2.25 |
Diabetes |
Yes |
2,833 |
271 |
9.57 |
0.55 |
No |
6,178 |
319 |
5.16 |
0.28 |
Obesity |
Yes |
1,159 |
222 |
19.15 |
1.16 |
No |
7,852 |
368 |
4.69 |
0.24 |
Cerebrovascular disease |
Yes |
2,125 |
262 |
12.33 |
0.71 |
No |
6,886 |
328 |
4.76 |
0.26 |
CHF/pulmonary edema |
Yes |
2,893 |
326 |
11.27 |
0.59 |
No |
6,118 |
264 |
4.32 |
0.26 |
COPD |
Yes |
2,780 |
252 |
9.06 |
0.54 |
No |
6,231 |
338 |
5.42 |
0.29 |
Smoking |
Yes |
1,311 |
197 |
15.03 |
0.99 |
No |
7,700 |
393 |
5.10 |
0.25 |
Corticosteroids |
Yes |
680 |
211 |
31.03 |
1.77 |
No |
8,331 |
423 |
5.08 |
0.24 |
Coronary artery disease |
Yes |
3,842 |
318 |
8.28 |
0.44 |
No |
5,169 |
272 |
5.26 |
0.31 |
Renal disease |
Yes |
2,283 |
301 |
13.18 |
0.71 |
No |
6,728 |
289 |
4.30 |
0.25 |
a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December. Venous thromboembolic events include 30-day postoperative readmissions for pneumonia and venous thromboembolic events.
Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.