Table 2.28a Iatrogenic pneumothorax per 1,000 discharges (excluding obstetrical admissions and patients with trauma, thoracic surgery, lung or pleural biopsy, or cardiac surgerya), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Total |
|
0.594 |
0.005 |
0.581 |
0.005 |
Age |
18-44 |
0.342 |
0.008 |
0.391 |
0.008 |
45-64 |
0.536 |
0.008 |
0.545 |
0.008 |
65 and over |
0.758 |
0.008 |
0.701 |
0.008 |
65-69 |
0.654 |
0.018 |
0.642 |
0.018 |
70-74 |
0.756 |
0.017 |
0.648 |
0.017 |
75-79 |
0.869 |
0.018 |
0.844 |
0.017 |
80-84 |
0.924 |
0.018 |
0.752 |
0.018 |
85 and over |
0.579 |
0.016 |
0.601 |
0.016 |
Gender |
Male |
0.565 |
0.007 |
0.529 |
0.007 |
Female |
0.628 |
0.007 |
0.633 |
0.007 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
0.579 |
0.022 |
0.567 |
0.022 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
0.544 |
0.010 |
0.603 |
0.011 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
0.598 |
0.009 |
0.575 |
0.009 |
$45,000 or more |
0.619 |
0.007 |
0.578 |
0.007 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
0.586 |
0.007 |
0.580 |
0.007 |
Metropolitan-small |
0.646 |
0.009 |
0.578 |
0.009 |
Micropolitan |
0.526 |
0.014 |
0.641 |
0.014 |
Noncore |
0.575 |
0.016 |
0.519 |
0.017 |
Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
0.580 |
0.010 |
0.588 |
0.010 |
Medicare |
0.607 |
0.006 |
0.566 |
0.006 |
Medicaid |
0.596 |
0.017 |
0.685 |
0.017 |
Other insurance |
0.578 |
0.031 |
0.579 |
0.031 |
Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
0.502 |
0.023 |
0.571 |
0.026 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
0.539 |
0.011 |
0.567 |
0.010 |
Midwest |
0.552 |
0.010 |
0.541 |
0.010 |
South |
0.610 |
0.008 |
0.584 |
0.008 |
West |
0.688 |
0.012 |
0.648 |
0.012 |
Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
0.598 |
0.006 |
0.596 |
0.006 |
Private, for-profit |
0.555 |
0.013 |
0.453 |
0.013 |
Public |
0.616 |
0.013 |
0.631 |
0.014 |
Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
0.683 |
0.009 |
0.701 |
0.008 |
Non-teaching |
0.555 |
0.006 |
0.522 |
0.006 |
Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
0.610 |
0.007 |
0.597 |
0.006 |
Metropolitan-small |
0.660 |
0.009 |
0.612 |
0.009 |
Micropolitan |
0.432 |
0.015 |
0.521 |
0.016 |
Noncore |
0.255 |
0.024 |
0.272 |
0.024 |
Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
0.375 |
0.014 |
0.324 |
0.014 |
100-299 |
0.534 |
0.008 |
0.519 |
0.008 |
300-499 |
0.652 |
0.009 |
0.645 |
0.009 |
500 or more |
0.749 |
0.011 |
0.750 |
0.010 |
a Includes barotrauma (including acute respiratory distress syndrome) and central line placement.
b 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.