Figure 2.9a

Iatrogenic pneumothorax per 1,000 discharges and deaths per 1,000 discharges with complications potentially resulting from care (failure to rescue), by race/ethnicity, 2001.

Bar chart. Iatrogenic pneumothorax: white, 81.6, black, 81.6, asian pacific islander, 72.4, hispanic, 65.8.

Source: HCUP State Inpatient Databases disparities analysis file, 2001. Reference population: All hospitalized patients (iatrogenic pneumothorax) and hospitalized patients with complications potentially resulting from care (failure to rescue).

Note: White, Black, and API are non-Hispanic groups. Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and D R G clusters. For findings related to all patient safety measures, see Table 2.10a. Available data do not support analyses stratified by S E S.

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