2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.9

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Table 2.9
Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery discharges with an operating room procedure (excluding patients admitted for infection, patients with cancer or immunocompromised states, obstetric conditions, stays under 4 days, and admissions specifically for sepsis), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		10.49	0.09	9.63	0.09
Age	18-44	6.80	0.19	6.32	0.19
	45-64	8.72	0.14	7.96	0.14
	65 and over	13.16	0.14	12.15	0.14
	65-69	12.06	0.26	10.10	0.26
	70-74	11.23	0.26	10.17	0.25
	75-79	14.63	0.30	13.14	0.29
	80-84	15.19	0.40	16.12	0.40
	85 and over	14.27	0.58	14.35	0.57
Gender	Male	13.26	0.15	11.98	0.15
Gender	Female	8.57	0.11	8.01	0.11
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	14.92	0.51	11.11	0.47
	$25,000-$34,999	11.08	0.20	9.69	0.20
	$35,000-$44,999	10.63	0.16	9.78	0.16
	$45,000 or more	9.83	0.13	9.39	0.13
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	10.93	0.13	10.38	0.12
	Metropolitan-small	9.99	0.17	8.89	0.17
	Micropolitan	10.13	0.26	9.41	0.25
	Noncore	10.27	0.30	7.90	0.30
Expected payment source	Private insurance	8.73	0.16	7.73	0.16
	Medicare	11.40	0.12	10.50	0.12
	Medicaid	13.52	0.39	12.14	0.39
	Other insurance	8.15	0.50	8.24	0.52
	Uninsured/self-pay/no charge	9.18	0.61	10.83	0.73
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	10.23	0.21	8.28	0.21
	Midwest	9.84	0.18	9.38	0.18
	South	11.19	0.14	10.36	0.14
	West	10.10	0.23	9.66	0.22
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	10.07	0.10	9.35	0.10
	Private, for-profit	13.29	0.24	11.58	0.24
	Public	9.94	0.27	9.09	0.28
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	10.89	0.15	10.08	0.15
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	10.27	0.11	9.38	0.11
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	11.04	0.12	10.44	0.12
	Metropolitan-small	10.06	0.15	8.93	0.15
	Micropolitan	8.93	0.33	7.33	0.34
	Noncore	8.82	0.67	5.36	0.65
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	9.76	0.32	6.52	0.32
	100-299	10.74	0.16	9.43	0.15
	300-499	10.03	0.16	9.98	0.16
	500 or more	10.94	0.18	10.37	0.17

^a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis related group (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.