2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 151

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Table 151
Percent surgical discharges with postoperative venous thromboembolic events, United States, 2005^a

Population group		Percent	SE
Total		1.03	0.13
Age	Under 65	*	*
	65-74	0.77	0.18
	75-84	1.23	0.24
	85 and over	*	*
Gender	Female	1.01	0.17
Gender	Male	1.06	0.20
Race	White	1.05	0.14
	Black	*	*
	Other	*	*
Diabetes	Yes	1.25	0.27
Diabetes	No	0.95	0.15
Obesity	Yes	*	*
Obesity	No	1.10	0.14
Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	*	*
Cerebrovascular disease	No	1.08	0.15
CHF/pulmonary edema	Yes	1.59	0.41
CHF/pulmonary edema	No	0.93	0.14
COPD	Yes	1.27	0.31
COPD	No	0.97	0.14
Smoking	Yes	1.42	0.41
Smoking	No	0.97	0.14
Corticosteroids	Yes	*	*
Corticosteroids	No	1.00	0.13
Coronary artery disease	Yes	0.98	0.21
Coronary artery disease	No	1.07	0.17
Renal disease	Yes	1.63	0.38
Renal disease	No	0.90	0.14

^a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December. Venous thromboembolic events include 30-day postoperative readmissions for pneumonia and venous thromboembolic events. Readmissions were not counted for the 2004 data because the data were not available at that time.

^* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

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

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