Table 2.14b
Reclosure of postoperative disruption of abdominal wall (postoperative abdominal wound dehiscencea) per 100,000 population (excluding obstetric conditions), United States, 2001 and 2003
| |
|
2003 |
2001 |
| Population group |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
| Total |
2.15 |
0.09 |
2.52 |
0.11 |
| Age |
0-17 |
0.26 |
0.05 |
0.26 |
0.05 |
| 18-44 |
0.80 |
0.08 |
1.12 |
0.09 |
| 45-64 |
3.38 |
0.19 |
3.58 |
0.21 |
| 65 and over |
8.85 |
0.45 |
10.60 |
0.55 |
| Age |
65-69 |
7.13 |
0.72 |
8.04 |
0.67 |
| 70-74 |
9.99 |
0.81 |
9.53 |
0.84 |
| 75-79 |
10.08 |
0.85 |
14.05 |
1.12 |
| 80-84 |
10.82 |
1.21 |
13.10 |
1.37 |
| 85 and over |
7.00 |
1.02 |
10.71 |
1.40 |
| Gender |
Male |
2.86 |
0.14 |
3.46 |
0.18 |
| Female |
1.66 |
0.09 |
1.83 |
0.10 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
2.79 |
0.51 |
2.65 |
0.36 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
2.24 |
0.19 |
2.78 |
0.20 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
2.35 |
0.15 |
2.79 |
0.21 |
| $45,000 or more |
2.00 |
0.11 |
2.29 |
0.15 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
2.19 |
0.14 |
2.38 |
0.18 |
| Metropolitan-small |
1.98 |
0.19 |
2.66 |
0.24 |
| Micropolitan |
2.68 |
0.30 |
2.72 |
0.29 |
| Noncore |
1.89 |
0.26 |
2.68 |
0.35 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
2.21 |
0.20 |
2.45 |
0.27 |
| Midwest |
2.27 |
0.23 |
2.77 |
0.26 |
| South |
2.21 |
0.13 |
2.57 |
0.17 |
| West |
1.88 |
0.19 |
2.24 |
0.22 |
a Includes admissions specifically for such wound dehiscence, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
b Estimates 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.
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