Table 2.15b Foreign body accidentally left in during procedurea per 100,000 population, age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Total |
|
1.53 |
0.08 |
1.57 |
0.08 |
Age |
18-44 |
0.92 |
0.07 |
0.98 |
0.07 |
45-64 |
1.64 |
0.12 |
1.81 |
0.13 |
65 and over |
3.30 |
0.23 |
3.12 |
0.23 |
65-69 |
2.76 |
0.37 |
2.83 |
0.38 |
70-74 |
3.35 |
0.43 |
4.04 |
0.50 |
75-79 |
3.73 |
0.52 |
3.26 |
0.48 |
80-84 |
3.50 |
0.58 |
3.27 |
0.57 |
85 and over |
3.46 |
0.62 |
1.77 |
0.43 |
Gender |
Male |
1.28 |
0.09 |
1.38 |
0.10 |
Female |
1.77 |
0.11 |
1.78 |
0.10 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
1.07 |
0.31 |
1.46 |
0.32 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
1.73 |
0.17 |
1.77 |
0.18 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
1.70 |
0.14 |
1.59 |
0.12 |
$45,000 or more |
1.38 |
0.10 |
1.52 |
0.11 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
1.39 |
0.11 |
1.63 |
0.12 |
Metropolitan-small |
1.55 |
0.16 |
1.39 |
0.14 |
Micropolitan |
1.77 |
0.24 |
1.74 |
0.23 |
Noncore |
2.06 |
0.31 |
1.69 |
0.26 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
1.44 |
0.22 |
1.51 |
0.17 |
Midwest |
1.57 |
0.15 |
1.74 |
0.18 |
South |
1.57 |
0.12 |
1.54 |
0.12 |
West |
1.47 |
0.16 |
1.51 |
0.16 |
a Includes admissions specifically for treatment of foreign body left, 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.