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Table 166
Percent of discharges with central venous catheter placement with associated bloodstream infections, United States, 2005a
Population group Percent SE
Total   1.47 0.28
Age Under 65 * *
65-74 * *
75-84 2.24 0.59
85 and over * *
Gender Female 1.45 0.38
Male 1.50 0.41
Race White 1.21 0.28
Black * *
Other * *
Diabetes Yes 1.88 0.52
No 1.22 0.33
Obesity Yes * *
No 1.65 0.33
Cerebrovascular disease Yes * *
No 1.28 0.30
CHF/pulmonary edema Yes 2.20 0.60
No 1.13 0.30
COPD Yes * *
No 1.33 0.32
Smoking Yes * *
No 1.63 0.32
Corticosteroids Yes * *
No 1.42 0.29
Coronary artery disease Yes 1.42 0.38
No 1.54 0.42
Renal disease Yes 1.98 0.54
No 1.19 0.32

a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December.

* 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.

 
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