2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 2.34

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Table 2.34
Percent of patients who had a hip joint replacement due to degenerative conditions with adverse events associated with the hip joint replacement, United States, 2002 and 2003^a

		2003^b				2002^b
Population group		Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	Standard error	Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	Standard error
Total		255	21	8.97	1.65	453	41	10.64	0.71
Age	Under 65	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 - 74	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	75 and over	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	227	25	14.96	4.12
Gender	Female	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	282	24	9.54	2.82
Gender	Male	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Race	All other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Race	White	247	19	8.56	2.50	417	38	10.98	2.59
Diabetes	No	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	384	37	10.42	2.61
Diabetes	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Obesity	No	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	403	35	10.73	2.66
Obesity	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Cancer	No	210	18	9.17	2.73	370	30	8.81	2.41
Cancer	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Corticosteroids	No	247	19	7.47	2.11	433	40	11.06	2.55
Corticosteroids	Yes	8	2	77.93	15.91	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January 2003 to December 2003 for 2003 data, from January 2002 to December 2002 for 2002 data. 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.

^b Per measure specifications revised 6/22/2005, percents and standard errors are calculated based on data weighted to reflect the contribution of each State's sample to national estimates.

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

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

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