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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 10_1_21.1
Adverse events in patients receiving knee replacement, United States, 2004 and 2006a
Population group 2006 2004
Exposed Adverse events Percent SE Exposed Adverse events Percent SE
Total 651 26 3.99 0.77 603 30 4.98 0.89
Age Under 65 * * * * * * * *
65–74 322 14 4.35 1.14 314 14 4.46 1.17
75 and over * * * * 240 13 5.42 1.46
Gender Male * * * * 225 11 4.89 1.44
Female 424 17 4.01 0.95 378 19 5.03 1.12
Race White 596 23 3.86 0.79 561 28 4.99 0.92
Other * * * * * * * *
Diabetes Yes * * * * * * * *
No 494 19 3.85 0.87 483 24 4.97 0.99
Obesity Yes * * * * * * * *
No 534 21 3.93 0.84 520 27 5.19 0.97
Cerebrovascular disease Yes * * * * * * * *
No 600 23 3.83 0.78 548 26 4.75 0.91
CHF/pulmonary edema Yes * * * * * * * *
No 608 22 3.62 0.76 562 26 4.63 0.89
COPD Yes * * * * * * * *
No 557 20 3.59 0.79 505 21 4.16 0.89
Smoking Yes * * * * * * * *
No 613 24 3.92 0.78 573 28 4.89 0.90
Cancer Yes DNA DNA DNA DNA * * * *
No DNA DNA DNA DNA 503 22 4.37 0.91
Corticosteroids Yes * * * * * * * *
No 636 26 4.09 0.79 590 30 5.09 0.90
Coronary artery disease Yes * * * * 121 11 9.09 2.61
No 510 19 3.73 0.84 482 19 3.94 0.89
Renal disease Yes * * * * * * * *
No 602 22 3.65 0.76 574 25 4.36 0.85

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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