Table 2.8 Complications of anesthesia per 1000 surgical discharges (excluding patients with such complications who also have substance use disorders), United States, 2001 and 2002 |
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2002 |
2001 |
Population group |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
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Total |
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0.92 |
0.04 |
0.89 |
0.04 |
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|
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|
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Age |
0-17 |
0.87 |
0.09 |
0.98 |
0.10 |
18-44 |
0.64 |
0.05 |
0.64 |
0.06 |
45-64 |
0.86 |
0.06 |
0.84 |
0.05 |
65 and over |
1.05 |
0.06 |
0.96 |
0.05 |
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|
|
|
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Age |
65-69 |
1.04 |
0.08 |
0.91 |
0.07 |
70-74 |
1.11 |
0.08 |
0.92 |
0.07 |
75-79 |
1.03 |
0.08 |
1.05 |
0.07 |
80-84 |
1.16 |
0.08 |
0.95 |
0.08 |
85 and over |
0.84 |
0.09 |
0.96 |
0.09 |
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Gender |
Male |
0.87 |
0.04 |
0.85 |
0.04 |
Female |
0.96 |
0.04 |
0.92 |
0.04 |
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Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
0.64 |
0.08 |
0.69 |
0.08 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
0.85 |
0.05 |
0.86 |
0.05 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
1.00 |
0.05 |
0.91 |
0.04 |
$45,000 or more |
0.93 |
0.04 |
0.91 |
0.04 |
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|
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Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
0.83 |
0.04 |
0.75 |
0.04 |
Metropolitan-small |
0.99 |
0.04 |
1.03 |
0.04 |
Micropolitan |
1.10 |
0.06 |
1.07 |
0.06 |
Noncore |
1.08 |
0.07 |
1.12 |
0.07 |
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|
|
|
|
|
Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
0.89 |
0.04 |
0.87 |
0.04 |
Medicare |
1.10 |
0.05 |
0.97 |
0.05 |
Medicaid |
0.65 |
0.06 |
0.68 |
0.06 |
Other insurance |
0.86 |
0.08 |
1.24 |
0.08 |
Uninsured/self pay/no charge |
0.46 |
0.08 |
0.53 |
0.09 |
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Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
0.79 |
0.05 |
0.78 |
0.05 |
Midwest |
1.27 |
0.05 |
1.31 |
0.05 |
South |
0.84 |
0.04 |
0.68 |
0.04 |
West |
0.82 |
0.05 |
0.92 |
0.05 |
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|
|
Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
0.82 |
0.04 |
0.77 |
0.04 |
Private, for-profit |
0.81 |
0.06 |
0.92 |
0.05 |
Public |
1.74 |
0.06 |
1.65 |
0.06 |
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|
|
Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
1.01 |
0.04 |
0.97 |
0.04 |
Non-teaching |
0.86 |
0.04 |
0.84 |
0.04 |
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|
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Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
0.84 |
0.04 |
0.76 |
0.04 |
Metropolitan-small |
1.07 |
0.04 |
1.13 |
0.04 |
Micropolitan |
0.94 |
0.07 |
0.84 |
0.07 |
Noncore |
0.67 |
0.12 |
0.89 |
0.13 |
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Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
0.82 |
0.07 |
1.04 |
0.07 |
100 - 299 |
0.86 |
0.04 |
0.81 |
0.04 |
300 - 499 |
0.81 |
0.04 |
0.75 |
0.04 |
500+ |
1.20 |
0.04 |
1.15 |
0.05 |
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a Estimates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and DRG clusters. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender, comorbidities, and DRG clusters; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age, comorbidities, and DRG clusters.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2001 and 2002.
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