National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 2.20

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Table 2.20
Percent of central vascular catheter placement with associated mechanical adverse events, United States, 2004^a
		2004
Population group		Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	Standard error
Total		2576	48	1.9	0.3
Age	Under 65	524	13.00	2.5	0.7
	65-74	905	12	1.3	0.4
	75-84	847	18	2.1	0.5
	85 and over	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	1371	26	1.9	0.4
Gender	Male	1205	22	1.8	0.4
Race	Black	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	White	2068	38	1.8	0.3
Diabetes	No	1524	22	1.4	0.3
Diabetes	Yes	1,052	26.00	2.5	0.5
Obesity	No	2117	41	1.9	0.3
Obesity	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Cerebrovascular disease	No	1949	37	1.9	0.3
Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	627	11	1.8	0.5
CHF/pulmonary edema	No	1598	27	1.7	0.3
CHF/pulmonary edema	Yes	978	21	2.1	0.5
COPD	No	1729	35	2.0	0.3
COPD	Yes	847	13.00	1.5	0.4
Smoking	No	2113	38	1.8	0.3
Smoking	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Cancer	No	1801	32	1.8	0.3
Cancer	Yes	775	16.00	2.1	0.5
Corticosteroids	No	2306	43	1.9	0.3
Corticosteroids	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Coronary artery disease	No	1200	24	2.0	0.4
Coronary artery disease	Yes	1,376	24.00	1.7	0.4
Renal disease	No	1602	19	1.2	0.3
Renal disease	Yes	974	29	3.0	0.5

^a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December. Readmissions are supposed to be counted in the numerators according to the measure specifications, but were not counted because the data were not available at this time.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.

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