2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.15a

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Table 2.15a
Foreign body accidentally left in during procedure per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges,^a age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error
Total		0.085	0.004	0.086	0.004
Age	18-44	0.074	0.007	0.081	0.007
	45-64	0.105	0.008	0.116	0.009
	65 and over	0.081	0.006	0.072	0.005
	65-69	0.105	0.015	0.092	0.014
	70-74	0.097	0.014	0.113	0.016
	75-79	0.090	0.013	0.076	0.012
	80-84	0.055	0.010	0.055	0.010
	85 and over	0.062	0.011	0.026	0.007
Gender	Male	0.084	0.006	0.093	0.007
Gender	Female	0.086	0.005	0.082	0.005
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	0.048	0.013	0.057	0.013
	$25,000-$34,999	0.088	0.008	0.079	0.008
	$35,000-$44,999	0.091	0.007	0.083	0.007
	$45,000 or more	0.085	0.006	0.095	0.006
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	0.077	0.005	0.084	0.006
	Metropolitan-small	0.095	0.009	0.086	0.008
	Micropolitan	0.090	0.012	0.093	0.013
	Noncore	0.101	0.015	0.093	0.015
Expected payment source	Private insurance	0.093	0.007	0.106	0.008
	Medicare	0.083	0.006	0.078	0.006
	Medicaid	0.068	0.009	0.070	0.009
	Other insurance	0.151	0.029	0.105	0.024
	Uninsured/self-pay/no charge	0.058	0.013	0.064	0.015
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	0.081	0.011	0.077	0.009
	Midwest	0.089	0.009	0.099	0.010
	South	0.080	0.006	0.080	0.006
	West	0.097	0.012	0.093	0.010
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	0.086	0.005	0.087	0.005
	Private, for-profit	0.075	0.010	0.076	0.010
	Public	0.089	0.016	0.095	0.013
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	0.098	0.009	0.105	0.009
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	0.079	0.005	0.077	0.005
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	0.086	0.006	0.086	0.006
	Metropolitan-small	0.090	0.008	0.091	0.008
	Micropolitan	0.080	0.013	0.088	0.014
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	0.051	0.013
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	0.062	0.009	0.066	0.009
	100-299	0.082	0.007	0.077	0.006
	300-499	0.090	0.009	0.093	0.008
	500 or more	0.097	0.009	0.107	0.012

^a Also excludes admissions specifically for treatment of foreign body left, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.

^b No risk adjustment is performed for this outcome of interest.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.