Table 2.14b Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscencea (excluding immunocompromised and obstetric patients) per 100,000 population, age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
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 |
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.