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 |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
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 |
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 |
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.