2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.14b

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Table 2.14b
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence^a (excluding immunocompromised and obstetric patients) per 100,000 population, age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error
Total		2.67	0.12	2.58	0.11
Age	18-44	0.77	0.07	0.74	0.07
	45-64	3.41	0.20	3.06	0.17
	65 and over	8.11	0.44	8.06	0.42
	65-69	7.68	0.66	6.45	0.68
	70-74	7.78	0.70	9.43	0.78
	75-79	8.69	0.84	9.47	0.83
	80-84	9.67	1.03	9.42	1.12
	85 and over	7.15	1.08	5.78	0.93
Gender	Male	3.71	0.18	3.36	0.16
Gender	Female	1.91	0.11	2.04	0.12
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	2.88	0.52	3.15	0.60
	$25,000-$34,999	2.79	0.25	2.74	0.24
	$35,000-$44,999	3.13	0.21	2.86	0.19
	$45,000 or more	2.36	0.15	2.35	0.14
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	2.42	0.18	2.58	0.17
	Metropolitan-small	2.75	0.25	2.37	0.24
	Micropolitan	3.09	0.36	3.26	0.37
	Noncore	3.41	0.41	2.44	0.34
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	2.54	0.25	2.69	0.26
	Midwest	3.22	0.30	2.75	0.28
	South	2.87	0.19	2.63	0.16
	West	1.92	0.19	2.17	0.23

^a Includes admissions specifically for such wound dehiscence, 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.