Table 12_2_5.1
Postoperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) per 1,000 surgical discharges (excluding patients admitted for DVT, obstetrics, and plication of vena cava before or after surgery),a age 18 and over, United States, 2000 and 2006
| |
|
2006 |
2000 |
| Population group |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
| Total |
|
11.2 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
| Age |
18–44 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
4.5 |
0.1 |
| 45–64 |
10.1 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
| 65 and over |
14.1 |
0.1 |
9.7 |
0.1 |
| 65–69 |
12.2 |
0.1 |
8.7 |
0.1 |
| 70–74 |
13.1 |
0.1 |
8.7 |
0.1 |
| 75–79 |
14.8 |
0.1 |
10.1 |
0.1 |
| 80–84 |
15.8 |
0.1 |
11.3 |
0.2 |
| 85 and over |
16.1 |
0.2 |
11.1 |
0.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
12.1 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
0.1 |
| Female |
10.7 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
11.3 |
0.1 |
7.6 |
0.1 |
| Second quartile |
10.5 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
| Third quartile |
11.2 |
0.1 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
| Fourth quartile (highest income) |
11.9 |
0.1 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
| Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
13.4 |
0.1 |
8.7 |
0.1 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
11.4 |
0.1 |
7.9 |
0.1 |
| Medium metropolitan |
10.5 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
| Small metropolitan |
9.0 |
0.1 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
9.7 |
0.1 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
9.2 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
10.5 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
| Medicare |
11.2 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
| Medicaid |
14.3 |
0.1 |
9.3 |
0.1 |
| Other insurance |
11.4 |
0.2 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
10.2 |
0.2 |
6.6 |
0.2 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
12.7 |
0.1 |
8.4 |
0.1 |
| Midwest |
10.7 |
0.1 |
7.4 |
0.1 |
| South |
10.8 |
0.1 |
7.1 |
0.1 |
| West |
11.1 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not for profit |
11.2 |
0.0 |
7.6 |
0.0 |
| Private, for profit |
10.8 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
| Public |
11.4 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
0.1 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
13.5 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
0.1 |
| Nonteaching |
9.7 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
| Location of hospital |
Large central metropolitan |
13.3 |
0.1 |
8.3 |
0.1 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
11.0 |
0.1 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
| Medium metropolitan |
10.6 |
0.1 |
6.6 |
0.1 |
| Small metropolitan |
8.3 |
0.1 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
7.7 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
6.2 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
7.3 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
| 100–299 |
9.7 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
0.1 |
| 300–499 |
11.6 |
0.1 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
| 500 or more |
13.6 |
0.1 |
8.7 |
0.1 |
a Also excludes admissions specifically for such thromboemboli, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.
b 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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