Table 2.27b
Accidental puncture or laceration during procedurea (excluding obstetric admissions) per 100,000 population, age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
| Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
47.6 |
1.9 |
47.6 |
2.0 |
| Age |
18-44 |
19.4 |
0.8 |
19.7 |
0.8 |
| 45-64 |
55.2 |
2.4 |
55.0 |
2.5 |
| 65 and over |
125.9 |
5.2 |
124.6 |
5.6 |
| 65-69 |
110.9 |
5.0 |
107.1 |
5.3 |
| 70-74 |
124.8 |
5.9 |
130.0 |
6.9 |
| 75-79 |
147.0 |
6.7 |
148.4 |
7.7 |
| 80-84 |
142.8 |
6.6 |
147.1 |
6.9 |
| 85 and over |
112.5 |
5.5 |
95.9 |
4.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
39.5 |
1.8 |
40.0 |
2.0 |
| Female |
55.8 |
2.1 |
55.2 |
2.1 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
43.6 |
4.5 |
41.6 |
5.4 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
44.0 |
2.4 |
47.5 |
3.3 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
49.4 |
2.4 |
50.1 |
2.7 |
| $45,000 or more |
48.5 |
2.6 |
46.9 |
2.2 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
44.1 |
3.0 |
46.3 |
3.0 |
| Metropolitan-small |
48.7 |
3.7 |
48.0 |
3.9 |
| Micropolitan |
56.4 |
5.1 |
52.8 |
4.4 |
| Noncore |
55.7 |
4.9 |
48.1 |
3.7 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
43.9 |
5.5 |
45.4 |
6.9 |
| Midwest |
48.8 |
3.5 |
46.9 |
3.4 |
| South |
47.1 |
2.5 |
49.5 |
2.5 |
| West |
50.5 |
4.2 |
47.2 |
3.5 |
a Includes admissions specifically for such problems, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
b Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.
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