Table 2.8b
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma with surgical drainage or evacuation, not verifiable as following surgerya (excluding obstetrical admissions), per 100,000 population, age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
| Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
13.5 |
0.4 |
13.6 |
0.5 |
| Age |
18-44 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
| 45-64 |
13.9 |
0.6 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
| 65 and over |
36.4 |
1.4 |
35.6 |
1.5 |
| 65-69 |
28.6 |
1.6 |
29.5 |
1.6 |
| 70-74 |
33.6 |
1.9 |
33.1 |
1.8 |
| 75-79 |
45.0 |
2.3 |
44.2 |
2.5 |
| 80-84 |
46.2 |
2.8 |
43.1 |
2.5 |
| 85 and over |
35.3 |
2.4 |
32.7 |
2.3 |
| Gender |
Male |
14.5 |
0.5 |
15.0 |
0.6 |
| Female |
13.1 |
0.5 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
14.4 |
1.5 |
16.4 |
1.9 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
12.7 |
0.7 |
13.3 |
0.9 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
| $45,000 or more |
13.5 |
0.7 |
13.5 |
0.6 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
13.5 |
0.8 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small |
13.2 |
1.0 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
| Micropolitan |
15.2 |
1.2 |
14.7 |
1.2 |
| Noncore |
13.3 |
1.1 |
11.2 |
0.9 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
14.0 |
1.1 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
| Midwest |
14.4 |
0.9 |
13.8 |
1.0 |
| South |
13.5 |
0.7 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
| West |
12.3 |
1.0 |
13.6 |
1.0 |
a Also includes admissions specifically for such problems, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
b Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.
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