Table 2.9
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma with surgical drainage or evacuation, not verifiable as following surgery,a per 1,000 surgical discharges (excluding obstetrical admissions), United States, 2001 and 2003
|
|
2003 |
2001 |
Population group |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Total |
2.00 |
0.07 |
2.06 |
0.07 |
Age |
0-17 |
0.80 |
0.22 |
1.04 |
0.22 |
18-44 |
2.11 |
0.10 |
2.11 |
0.10 |
45-64 |
1.99 |
0.10 |
1.95 |
0.10 |
65 and over |
2.05 |
0.10 |
2.22 |
0.10 |
Age |
65-69 |
2.09 |
0.14 |
2.10 |
0.15 |
70-74 |
1.82 |
0.14 |
2.09 |
0.14 |
75-79 |
2.11 |
0.15 |
2.51 |
0.15 |
80-84 |
2.15 |
0.16 |
2.42 |
0.17 |
85 and over |
2.13 |
0.18 |
1.90 |
0.18 |
Gender |
Male |
2.01 |
0.09 |
2.12 |
0.08 |
Female |
2.04 |
0.08 |
2.07 |
0.08 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
2.21 |
0.21 |
2.11 |
0.17 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
1.96 |
0.11 |
2.09 |
0.10 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
1.99 |
0.09 |
2.04 |
0.09 |
$45,000 or more |
2.00 |
0.08 |
2.05 |
0.08 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
2.00 |
0.08 |
1.96 |
0.08 |
Metropolitan-small |
2.00 |
0.09 |
2.20 |
0.09 |
Micropolitan |
2.11 |
0.12 |
2.16 |
0.12 |
Noncore |
1.74 |
0.14 |
2.10 |
0.15 |
Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
1.97 |
0.09 |
1.95 |
0.08 |
Medicare |
2.00 |
0.09 |
2.16 |
0.09 |
Medicaid |
2.29 |
0.14 |
2.29 |
0.15 |
Other insurance |
1.81 |
0.16 |
2.13 |
0.17 |
Uninsured/self pay/no charge |
1.73 |
0.18 |
1.75 |
0.19 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
1.67 |
0.11 |
1.98 |
0.10 |
Midwest |
2.10 |
0.10 |
1.98 |
0.10 |
South |
1.91 |
0.09 |
2.02 |
0.09 |
West |
2.37 |
0.10 |
2.34 |
0.10 |
Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
2.00 |
0.08 |
2.04 |
0.08 |
Private, for-profit |
1.69 |
0.12 |
1.88 |
0.12 |
Public |
2.26 |
0.12 |
2.42 |
0.13 |
Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
2.20 |
0.09 |
2.16 |
0.09 |
Non-teaching |
1.88 |
0.08 |
2.00 |
0.08 |
Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
2.01 |
0.08 |
2.02 |
0.08 |
Metropolitan-small |
1.97 |
0.09 |
2.15 |
0.09 |
Micropolitan |
2.05 |
0.15 |
2.15 |
0.14 |
Noncore |
1.74 |
0.25 |
1.63 |
0.26 |
Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
1.89 |
0.13 |
1.89 |
0.13 |
100-299 |
1.98 |
0.09 |
2.07 |
0.08 |
300-499 |
2.02 |
0.09 |
2.04 |
0.09 |
500 or more |
2.01 |
0.10 |
2.16 |
0.10 |
a Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma is not verifiable as following surgery because information on day of procedure is not available for all discharges. Also, excludes admissions specifically for such problems, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.
b Estimates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and 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.
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