Table 10_1_1-1

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 10_1_1.1
Surgical discharges with postoperative pneumonia events or venous thromboembolic events, United States, 2004 and 2006^a
Population group		2006				2004
Population group		Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	SE	Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	SE
Total		5,752	155	2.69	0.2	5,752	175	3.04	0.23
Age	Under 65	876	23	2.63	0.54	822	23	2.80	0.58
	65–74	2,293	48	2.09	0.30	2,312	49	2.12	0.30
	75–84	1,973	62	3.14	0.39	2,004	86	4.29	0.45
	85 and over	610	22	3.61	0.75	614	17	2.77	0.66
Gender	Male	2,569	77	3.00	0.34	2,554	95	3.72	0.37
Gender	Female	3,183	78	2.45	0.27	3,198	80	2.50	0.28
Race	White	5,029	139	2.76	0.23	5,087	153	3.01	0.24
	Black	433	11	2.54	0.76	399	13	3.26	0.89
	Other	290	5	1.72	0.76	*	*	*	*
Diabetes	Yes	1,646	54	3.28	0.44	1,541	59	3.83	0.49
Diabetes	No	4,106	101	2.46	0.24	4,211	116	2.75	0.25
Obesity	Yes	816	21	2.57	0.55	688	24	3.49	0.70
Obesity	No	4,936	134	2.71	0.23	5,064	151	2.98	0.24
Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	992	37	3.73	0.60	1,027	46	4.48	0.65
Cerebrovascular disease	No	4,760	118	2.48	0.23	4,725	129	2.73	0.24
CHF/pulmonary edema	Yes	973	53	5.45	0.73	956	64	6.69	0.81
CHF/pulmonary edema	No	4,779	102	2.13	0.21	4,796	111	2.31	0.22
COPD	Yes	1,301	70	5.38	0.63	1,306	70	5.36	0.62
COPD	No	4,451	85	1.91	0.21	4,446	105	2.36	0.23
Smoking	Yes	884	36	4.07	0.66	850	36	4.24	0.69
Smoking	No	4,868	119	2.44	0.22	4,902	139	2.84	0.24
Corticosteroids	Yes	272	15	5.51	1.38	258	11	4.26	1.26
Corticosteroids	No	5,480	140	2.55	0.21	5,494	164	2.99	0.23
Coronary artery disease	Yes	2,074	62	2.99	0.37	2,133	98	4.59	0.45
Coronary artery disease	No	3,678	93	2.53	0.26	3,619	77	2.13	0.24
Renal disease	Yes	1,163	64	5.50	0.67	947	59	6.23	0.79
Renal disease	No	4,589	91	1.98	0.21	4,805	116	2.41	0.22

^a Composite measure: Postoperative pneumonia events include postoperative nosocomial pneumonia and physician-ordered antibiotic to treat the post-operative pneumonia. Venous thromboembolic events include discharges with a diagnosed postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) during the index hospital stay (per medical record abstraction) or readmission to the hospital post-index hospital stay for a PE or DVT within 30 days of the surgical procedure. Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December in the listed year.

Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SE: standard error.

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

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 10_1_1-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/10_patientsafety/T10_1_1-1.html