2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 148

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Table 148
Percent surgical discharges with postoperative pneumonia events, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, or venous thromboembolic events, United States, 2005^a

Population group		Percent	SE
Total		6.55	0.26
Age	Under 65	6.23	0.73
	65-74	5.24	0.41
	75-84	7.32	0.46
	85 and over	7.45	0.62
Gender	Female	7.08	0.35
Gender	Male	5.76	0.39
Race	White	4.48	0.23
	Black	7.51	0.96
	Other	39.36	2.25
Diabetes	Yes	9.57	0.55
Diabetes	No	5.16	0.28
Obesity	Yes	19.15	1.16
Obesity	No	4.69	0.24
Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	12.33	0.71
Cerebrovascular disease	No	4.76	0.26
CHF/pulmonary edema	Yes	11.27	0.59
CHF/pulmonary edema	No	4.32	0.26
COPD	Yes	9.06	0.54
COPD	No	5.42	0.29
Smoking	Yes	15.03	0.99
Smoking	No	5.10	0.25
Corticosteroids	Yes	31.03	1.77
Corticosteroids	No	5.08	0.24
Coronary artery disease	Yes	8.28	0.44
Coronary artery disease	No	5.26	0.31
Renal disease	Yes	13.18	0.71
Renal disease	No	4.30	0.25

^a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December. Venous thromboembolic events include 30-day postoperative readmissions for pneumonia and venous thromboembolic events.

Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.