Table 176
Percent of patients with adverse drug events: anticoagulant-related IV heparin, United States, 2005a |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
13.0 |
0.7 |
| Age |
Under 65 |
14.0 |
1.9 |
| 65-74 |
11.7 |
1.1 |
| 75-84 |
13.5 |
1.2 |
| 85 and over |
14.3 |
2.2 |
| Gender |
Female |
14.5 |
1.1 |
| Male |
11.6 |
0.9 |
| Race |
White |
13.0 |
0.8 |
| Black |
10.7 |
2.0 |
| Other |
17.5 |
3.7 |
| Diabetes |
Yes |
13.6 |
1.2 |
| No |
12.6 |
0.9 |
| Obesity |
Yes |
12.2 |
1.8 |
| No |
13.1 |
0.8 |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
Yes |
14.6 |
1.4 |
| No |
12.4 |
0.8 |
| CHF/pulmonary edema |
Yes |
17.0 |
1.3 |
| No |
10.5 |
0.8 |
| COPD |
Yes |
13.9 |
1.3 |
| No |
12.6 |
0.8 |
| Smoking |
Yes |
15.1 |
1.8 |
| No |
12.6 |
0.8 |
| Corticosteroids |
Yes |
12.7 |
0.7 |
| No |
16.8 |
3.1 |
| Coronary artery disease |
Yes |
14.4 |
0.9 |
| No |
9.5 |
1.1 |
| Renal disease |
Yes |
16.2 |
1.3 |
| No |
11.1 |
0.8 |
a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December.
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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