Table 149 Percent surgical discharges with postoperative pneumonia events, United States, 2005a |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
1.98 |
0.18 |
Age |
Under 65 |
2.11 |
0.51 |
65-74 |
1.43 |
0.24 |
75-84 |
2.45 |
0.35 |
85 and over |
2.47 |
0.63 |
Gender |
Female |
1.61 |
0.22 |
Male |
2.46 |
0.31 |
Race |
White |
1.99 |
0.20 |
Black |
* |
* |
Other |
* |
* |
Diabetes |
Yes |
2.36 |
0.38 |
No |
1.84 |
0.21 |
Obesity |
Yes |
2.60 |
0.61 |
No |
1.90 |
0.19 |
Cerebrovascular disease |
Yes |
3.79 |
0.60 |
No |
1.60 |
0.18 |
CHF/pulmonary edema |
Yes |
4.36 |
0.71 |
No |
1.58 |
0.18 |
COPD |
Yes |
3.53 |
0.52 |
No |
1.55 |
0.18 |
Smoking |
Yes |
2.36 |
0.54 |
No |
1.92 |
0.20 |
Corticosteroids |
Yes |
* |
* |
No |
1.90 |
0.18 |
Coronary artery disease |
Yes |
2.66 |
0.36 |
No |
1.61 |
0.21 |
Renal disease |
Yes |
4.13 |
0.63 |
No |
1.54 |
0.18 |
a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December.
* 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.