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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 12_2_15.1
Adverse events in patients receiving knee replacement, United States, 2002 and 2007a
    2007 2002
Population group Percent SE Percent SE
Total   2.10 0.55 8.12 0.91
Age Under 65 DSU DSU DSU DSU
65–74 DSU DSU 7.37 1.23
75–84 DSU DSU 10.14 1.63
85 and over DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male DSU DSU 8.31 1.56
Female DSU DSU 8.02 1.12
Race White 2.14 0.59 7.72 0.93
Black DSU DSU DSU DSU
Other DSU DSU DSU DSU
Diabetes Yes DSU DSU 9.43 2.32
No 2.45 0.67 7.84 0.99
Obesity Yes DSU DSU 13.82 3.11
No 2.36 0.65 7.22 0.93
Steroids Yes DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 2.17 0.57 8.09 0.93

a All Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) discharges from the MPSMS sample.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.

 

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