Table 2.16 Complications of anesthesia in any secondary diagnosis per 1,000 surgical discharges (excluding patients with anesthesia complications as a principal diagnosis and patients with self-inflicted injury, poisoning due to anesthetics, and active drug dependence or abuse), age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Total |
|
0.92 |
0.01 |
0.76 |
0.01 |
Age |
18-44 |
0.70 |
0.01 |
0.50 |
0.01 |
45-64 |
0.93 |
0.02 |
0.73 |
0.02 |
65 and over |
1.14 |
0.02 |
1.04 |
0.02 |
65-69 |
1.11 |
0.03 |
0.99 |
0.03 |
70-74 |
1.24 |
0.03 |
1.06 |
0.03 |
75-79 |
1.07 |
0.04 |
1.10 |
0.04 |
80-84 |
1.22 |
0.04 |
1.13 |
0.04 |
85 and over |
1.00 |
0.04 |
0.87 |
0.04 |
Gender |
Male |
0.84 |
0.01 |
0.76 |
0.01 |
Female |
0.98 |
0.01 |
0.76 |
0.01 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
0.75 |
0.05 |
0.44 |
0.05 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
0.75 |
0.02 |
0.56 |
0.02 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
0.94 |
0.02 |
0.78 |
0.02 |
$45,000 or more |
0.99 |
0.01 |
0.84 |
0.01 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
0.83 |
0.01 |
0.79 |
0.01 |
Metropolitan-small |
0.94 |
0.02 |
0.72 |
0.02 |
Micropolitan |
1.13 |
0.03 |
0.82 |
0.03 |
Noncore |
1.13 |
0.03 |
0.62 |
0.03 |
Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
1.03 |
0.01 |
0.76 |
0.01 |
Medicare |
0.88 |
0.01 |
0.82 |
0.01 |
Medicaid |
0.68 |
0.03 |
0.60 |
0.03 |
Other insurance |
1.14 |
0.05 |
0.69 |
0.05 |
Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
0.73 |
0.05 |
0.45 |
0.05 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
0.97 |
0.02 |
0.75 |
0.02 |
Midwest |
1.26 |
0.02 |
0.76 |
0.02 |
South |
0.66 |
0.01 |
0.65 |
0.01 |
West |
0.99 |
0.02 |
1.00 |
0.02 |
Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
0.82 |
0.01 |
0.76 |
0.01 |
Private, for-profit |
0.76 |
0.03 |
0.79 |
0.03 |
Public |
1.74 |
0.03 |
0.72 |
0.03 |
Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
1.15 |
0.02 |
0.78 |
0.02 |
Non-teaching |
0.81 |
0.01 |
0.75 |
0.01 |
Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
0.82 |
0.01 |
0.79 |
0.01 |
Metropolitan-small |
1.07 |
0.01 |
0.69 |
0.02 |
Micropolitan |
0.96 |
0.03 |
0.89 |
0.03 |
Noncore |
0.98 |
0.06 |
0.69 |
0.06 |
Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
0.93 |
0.03 |
0.83 |
0.03 |
100-299 |
0.85 |
0.01 |
0.86 |
0.01 |
300-499 |
0.86 |
0.02 |
0.67 |
0.02 |
500 or more |
1.13 |
0.02 |
0.69 |
0.02 |
a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis related group (DRG) clusters. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender, comorbidities, and DRG clusters; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age, comorbidities, and DRG clusters.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.