2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.10

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Table 2.10
Postoperative pulmonary embolus or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) per 1,000 surgical discharges (excluding patients admitted for DVT, obstetrics, and plication of vena cava before or after surgery^a), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error
Total		8.95	0.03	8.61	0.03
Age	18-44	5.04	0.04	4.71	0.04
	45-64	8.15	0.05	7.91	0.05
	65 and over	12.49	0.06	12.01	0.06
	65-69	10.56	0.11	10.40	0.11
	70-74	11.86	0.11	11.06	0.11
	75-79	13.19	0.12	12.43	0.12
	80-84	14.08	0.14	14.01	0.14
	85 and over	13.93	0.17	13.41	0.17
Gender	Male	10.47	0.05	10.07	0.05
Gender	Female	8.29	0.04	7.94	0.04
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	10.24	0.15	11.05	0.16
	$25,000-$34,999	8.50	0.07	8.63	0.07
	$35,000-$44,999	8.70	0.06	7.94	0.06
	$45,000 or more	9.18	0.04	8.83	0.04
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	10.03	0.04	9.77	0.04
	Metropolitan-small	7.93	0.06	7.42	0.06
	Micropolitan	7.63	0.09	7.01	0.09
	Noncore	7.65	0.11	6.89	0.11
Expected payment source	Private insurance	7.77	0.05	7.14	0.05
	Medicare	9.60	0.04	9.45	0.04
	Medicaid	10.76	0.12	10.70	0.12
	Other insurance	8.88	0.17	8.36	0.17
	Uninsured/self-pay/no charge	7.86	0.16	7.14	0.18
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	10.07	0.07	10.83	0.07
	Midwest	9.55	0.06	8.05	0.06
	South	8.25	0.05	8.13	0.05
	West	8.42	0.07	7.97	0.07
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	9.08	0.03	8.78	0.03
	Private, for-profit	7.45	0.09	6.95	0.09
	Public	9.62	0.09	9.20	0.09
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	11.33	0.05	11.05	0.05
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	7.61	0.04	7.20	0.04
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	10.18	0.04	9.90	0.04
	Metropolitan-small	7.95	0.05	7.22	0.05
	Micropolitan	5.72	0.11	5.22	0.11
	Noncore	3.81	0.23	4.82	0.22
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	5.22	0.11	4.65	0.11
	100-299	7.17	0.05	6.91	0.05
	300-499	9.96	0.05	8.60	0.05
	500 or more	11.23	0.06	12.29	0.06

^a Also excludes admissions specifically for such thromboemboli, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.

^b 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, 2003 and 2004.