Table 151 Percent surgical discharges with postoperative venous thromboembolic events, United States, 2005a |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
1.03 |
0.13 |
Age |
Under 65 |
* |
* |
65-74 |
0.77 |
0.18 |
75-84 |
1.23 |
0.24 |
85 and over |
* |
* |
Gender |
Female |
1.01 |
0.17 |
Male |
1.06 |
0.20 |
Race |
White |
1.05 |
0.14 |
Black |
* |
* |
Other |
* |
* |
Diabetes |
Yes |
1.25 |
0.27 |
No |
0.95 |
0.15 |
Obesity |
Yes |
* |
* |
No |
1.10 |
0.14 |
Cerebrovascular disease |
Yes |
* |
* |
No |
1.08 |
0.15 |
CHF/pulmonary edema |
Yes |
1.59 |
0.41 |
No |
0.93 |
0.14 |
COPD |
Yes |
1.27 |
0.31 |
No |
0.97 |
0.14 |
Smoking |
Yes |
1.42 |
0.41 |
No |
0.97 |
0.14 |
Corticosteroids |
Yes |
* |
* |
No |
1.00 |
0.13 |
Coronary artery disease |
Yes |
0.98 |
0.21 |
No |
1.07 |
0.17 |
Renal disease |
Yes |
1.63 |
0.38 |
No |
0.90 |
0.14 |
a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December. Venous thromboembolic events include 30-day postoperative readmissions for pneumonia and venous thromboembolic events. Readmissions were not counted for the 2004 data because the data were not available at that time.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.