Table 12_3_10.1
Patients with hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, United States, 2004 and 2007a
| |
|
2007 |
2004 |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
3.91 |
0.12 |
3.99 |
0.12 |
| Age |
Under 65 |
1.98 |
0.21 |
2.34 |
0.24 |
| 65–74 |
2.54 |
0.18 |
2.90 |
0.19 |
| 75–84 |
4.54 |
0.22 |
4.57 |
0.22 |
| 85 and over |
6.79 |
0.36 |
6.28 |
0.37 |
| Gender |
Male |
3.86 |
0.18 |
3.93 |
0.19 |
| Female |
3.95 |
0.16 |
4.04 |
0.17 |
| Race |
White |
3.99 |
0.13 |
4.10 |
0.14 |
| Black |
2.91 |
0.34 |
3.65 |
0.38 |
| Other |
4.39 |
0.52 |
3.00 |
0.46 |
| Diabetes |
Yes |
4.71 |
0.23 |
5.21 |
0.25 |
| No |
3.50 |
0.14 |
3.42 |
0.14 |
| Obesity |
Yes |
3.88 |
0.33 |
4.17 |
0.38 |
| No |
3.91 |
0.13 |
3.97 |
0.13 |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
Yes |
5.49 |
0.29 |
5.89 |
0.30 |
| No |
3.42 |
0.13 |
3.40 |
0.13 |
| CHF/pulmonary edema |
Yes |
5.85 |
0.27 |
6.52 |
0.29 |
| No |
3.13 |
0.13 |
2.95 |
0.13 |
| COPD |
Yes |
4.77 |
0.26 |
4.78 |
0.24 |
| No |
3.60 |
0.13 |
3.65 |
0.14 |
| Smoking |
Yes |
2.87 |
0.26 |
3.41 |
0.29 |
| No |
4.11 |
0.13 |
4.10 |
0.14 |
| Corticosteroids |
Yes |
5.11 |
0.49 |
6.01 |
0.54 |
| No |
3.81 |
0.12 |
3.82 |
0.13 |
| Coronary artery disease |
Yes |
4.40 |
0.19 |
4.74 |
0.20 |
| No |
3.53 |
0.15 |
3.39 |
0.15 |
| Renal disease |
Yes |
5.95 |
0.29 |
7.19 |
0.36 |
| No |
3.21 |
0.13 |
3.14 |
0.12 |
a All Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) discharges from the MPSMS sample.
Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS).
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