Table 12_1_5.1
Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery discharges with an operating room procedure (excluding patients admitted for infection; patients with cancer or immunocompromised states; obstetric conditions; stays under 4 days; and admissions specifically for sepsis), age 18 and over, United States, 2000 and 2006
| |
|
2006 |
2000 |
| Population group |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
| Total |
|
15.1 |
0.1 |
9.6 |
0.1 |
| Age |
18–44 |
11.0 |
0.3 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
| 45–64 |
13.1 |
0.2 |
8.6 |
0.2 |
| 65 and over |
18.0 |
0.2 |
11.3 |
0.2 |
| 65–69 |
15.9 |
0.3 |
8.8 |
0.3 |
| 70–74 |
15.1 |
0.3 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
| 75–79 |
19.4 |
0.3 |
12.1 |
0.3 |
| 80–84 |
21.8 |
0.5 |
15.0 |
0.5 |
| 85 and over |
22.7 |
0.7 |
15.5 |
0.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
17.2 |
0.2 |
11.7 |
0.2 |
| Female |
13.6 |
0.1 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
16.0 |
0.2 |
10.4 |
0.2 |
| Second quartile |
15.8 |
0.2 |
9.7 |
0.2 |
| Third quartile |
14.5 |
0.2 |
9.9 |
0.2 |
| Fourth quartile (highest income) |
13.7 |
0.2 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
| Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
17.8 |
0.2 |
9.7 |
0.2 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
14.3 |
0.2 |
10.4 |
0.2 |
| Medium metropolitan |
13.9 |
0.2 |
8.3 |
0.2 |
| Small metropolitan |
16.1 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
0.3 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
14.0 |
0.3 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
13.0 |
0.3 |
10.7 |
0.3 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
13.8 |
0.2 |
8.8 |
0.2 |
| Medicare |
15.5 |
0.1 |
9.9 |
0.1 |
| Medicaid |
21.6 |
0.5 |
12.4 |
0.5 |
| Other insurance |
11.8 |
0.6 |
8.5 |
0.6 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
11.5 |
0.8 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
15.1 |
0.3 |
9.2 |
0.2 |
| Midwest |
12.9 |
0.2 |
9.3 |
0.2 |
| South |
16.4 |
0.2 |
10.3 |
0.2 |
| West |
15.1 |
0.3 |
8.6 |
0.2 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not for profit |
14.8 |
0.1 |
9.4 |
0.1 |
| Private, for profit |
17.2 |
0.3 |
9.6 |
0.3 |
| Public |
13.9 |
0.3 |
10.6 |
0.3 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
14.9 |
0.2 |
9.4 |
0.2 |
| Nonteaching |
15.2 |
0.1 |
9.6 |
0.1 |
| Location of hospital |
Large central metropolitan |
16.8 |
0.2 |
9.8 |
0.2 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
13.1 |
0.3 |
10.6 |
0.2 |
| Medium metropolitan |
14.7 |
0.2 |
8.5 |
0.2 |
| Small metropolitan |
15.9 |
0.3 |
10.3 |
0.3 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
12.9 |
0.4 |
8.1 |
0.4 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
7.0 |
0.9 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
12.0 |
0.3 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
| 100–299 |
16.2 |
0.2 |
9.3 |
0.2 |
| 300–499 |
15.1 |
0.2 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
| 500 or more |
15.0 |
0.2 |
9.7 |
0.2 |
a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis-related group (DRG) clusters. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender, comorbidities, and DRG clusters; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age, comorbidities, and DRG clusters.
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.
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