Percent of discharges with central vascular catheter placement with associated blood stream infections, United States, 2002 and 2003a |
2003b | 2002b | ||||||||
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Population group | Exposed | Adverse events | Percent | Standard error | Exposed | Adverse events | Percent | Standard error | |
Total | 1,825 | 19 | 1.07 | 0.27 | 3,346 | 51 | 1.57 | 0.30 | |
Age | Under 65 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
65-74 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
75-84 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
85 and over | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Female | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 1,632 | 22 | 0.93 | 0.27 |
Male | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 1,714 | 29 | 2.18 | 0.52 | |
Race | Black | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Other | 88 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
White | 1,524 | 15 | 1.02 | 0.29 | 2,782 | 37 | 1.38 | 0.31 | |
Diabetes | No | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2,079 | 35 | 1.81 | 0.42 |
Yes | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Obesity | No | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2,873 | 45 | 1.73 | 0.35 |
Yes | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
CHF/pulmonary edema | No | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2,106 | 26 | 1.33 | 0.35 |
Yes | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 1,240 | 25 | 1.96 | 0.53 | |
COPD | No | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 2,296 | 30 | 1.48 | 0.38 |
Yes | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 1,050 | 21 | 1.77 | 0.47 |
a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January 2003 to December 2003 for 2003 data, from January 2002 to December 2002 for 2002 data.
b Per specifications revised 6/22/2005, percents and standard errors are calculated based on data weighted to reflect the contribution of each State's sample to national estimates.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.