Table 10_1_16.2
Foreign body accidentally left in during procedurea per 100,000 population, age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, United States, 2000 and 2005
Population group |
2005 |
2000 |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Total |
1.51 |
0.07 |
1.45 |
0.07 |
Age |
18–44 |
0.95 |
0.08 |
0.95 |
0.07 |
45–64 |
1.57 |
0.11 |
1.53 |
0.11 |
65 and over |
3.30 |
0.25 |
3.04 |
0.21 |
Age |
65–69 |
2.97 |
0.41 |
3.03 |
0.39 |
70–74 |
3.16 |
0.45 |
2.58 |
0.38 |
75–79 |
4.35 |
0.54 |
3.58 |
0.49 |
80–84 |
3.02 |
0.58 |
2.50 |
0.58 |
85 and over |
3.21 |
0.79 |
3.67 |
0.77 |
Gender |
Male |
1.35 |
0.10 |
1.23 |
0.08 |
Female |
1.72 |
0.10 |
1.69 |
0.09 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
1.65 |
0.14 |
1.81 |
0.16 |
Second quartile |
1.54 |
0.14 |
1.41 |
0.12 |
Third quartile |
1.58 |
0.14 |
1.62 |
0.14 |
Fourth quartile (highest income) |
1.29 |
0.13 |
1.11 |
0.11 |
Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
1.51 |
0.16 |
1.53 |
0.15 |
Large fringe metropolitan |
1.45 |
0.16 |
1.60 |
0.17 |
Medium metropolitan |
1.52 |
0.20 |
1.35 |
0.20 |
Small metropolitan |
1.46 |
0.22 |
1.68 |
0.23 |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
1.62 |
0.21 |
0.93 |
0.17 |
Noncore (nonmetro) |
1.61 |
0.23 |
1.44 |
0.24 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
1.52 |
0.17 |
1.64 |
0.16 |
Midwest |
1.50 |
0.17 |
1.36 |
0.12 |
South |
1.47 |
0.11 |
1.32 |
0.11 |
West |
1.61 |
0.16 |
1.59 |
0.16 |
a Includes admissions specifically for treatment of foreign body left, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
b Rates 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.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.