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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 10_1_2.1
Surgical discharges with postoperative pneumonia events, United States, 2004 and 2006a
Population group 2006 2004
Exposed Adverse events Percent SE Exposed Adverse events Percent SE
Total 5,470 110 2.01 0.19 5,542 110 1.98 0.19
Age Under 65 829 18 2.17 0.51 783 14 1.79 0.47
65–74 2,213 33 1.49 0.26 2,258 32 1.42 0.25
75–84 1,874 42 2.24 0.34 1,932 52 2.69 0.37
85 and over 554 17 3.07 0.73 569 12 2.11 0.60
Gender Male 2,419 56 2.32 0.31 2,446 60 2.45 0.31
Female 3,051 54 1.77 0.24 3,096 50 1.62 0.23
Race White 4,793 100 2.09 0.21 4,922 97 1.97 0.20
Black * * * * * * * *
Other * * * * * * * *
Diabetes Yes 1,547 39 2.52 0.40 1,445 41 2.84 0.44
No 3,923 71 1.81 0.21 4,097 69 1.68 0.20
Obesity Yes 776 17 2.19 0.53 649 15 2.31 0.59
No 4,694 93 1.98 0.20 4,893 95 1.94 0.20
Cerebrovascular disease Yes 907 30 3.31 0.59 970 33 3.40 0.58
No 4,563 80 1.75 0.19 4,572 77 1.68 0.19
CHF/pulmonary edema Yes 850 38 4.47 0.71 863 47 5.45 0.77
No 4,620 72 1.56 0.18 4,679 63 1.35 0.17
COPD Yes 1,188 49 4.12 0.58 1,220 50 4.10 0.57
No 4,282 61 1.42 0.18 4,322 60 1.39 0.18
Smoking Yes 832 30 3.61 0.65 815 27 3.31 0.63
No 4,638 80 1.72 0.19 4,727 83 1.76 0.19
Cancer Yes DNA DNA DNA DNA 1,556 49 3.15 0.44
No DNA DNA DNA DNA 3,986 61 1.53 0.19
Corticosteroids Yes 239 11 4.60 1.36 * * * *
No 5,231 99 1.89 0.19 5,309 104 1.96 0.19
Coronary artery disease Yes 1,937 46 2.37 0.35 2,034 63 3.10 0.38
No 3,533 64 1.81 0.22 3,508 47 1.34 0.19
Renal disease Yes 1,045 47 4.50 0.64 862 39 4.52 0.71
No 4,425 63 1.42 0.18 4,680 71 1.52 0.18

a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

* - 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.

 

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