Table 10_1_20-1

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_20.1
Adverse events in patients receiving hip joint replacement due to fracture or degenerative conditions, United States, 2004 and 2006^a
Population group		2006				2004
Population group		Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	SE	Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	SE
Total		451	21	4.66	0.99	476	34	7.14	1.18
Age	Under 65	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65–74	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	75 and over	282	14	4.96	1.29	306	30	9.80	1.70
Gender	Male	*	*	*	*	159	12	7.55	2.09
Gender	Female	304	13	4.28	1.16	317	22	6.94	1.43
Race	White	420	20	4.76	1.04	444	33	7.43	1.24
Race	Other	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Diabetes	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Diabetes	No	363	19	5.23	1.17	394	29	7.36	1.32
Obesity	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Obesity	No	401	19	4.74	1.06	441	33	7.48	1.25
Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cerebrovascular disease	No	378	16	4.23	1.04	399	25	6.27	1.21
CHF/pulmonary edema	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CHF/pulmonary edema	No	393	19	4.83	1.08	405	28	6.91	1.26
COPD	Yes	*	*	*	*	93	12	12.90	3.48
COPD	No	354	19	5.37	1.20	383	22	5.74	1.19
Smoking	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Smoking	No	398	18	4.52	1.04	438	31	7.08	1.23
Cancer	Yes	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	92	12	13.04	3.51
Cancer	No	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	384	22	5.73	1.19
Corticosteroids	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Corticosteroids	No	435	20	4.60	1.00	453	31	6.84	1.19
Coronary artery disease	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Coronary artery disease	No	324	13	4.01	1.09	346	24	6.94	1.37
Renal disease	Yes	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Renal disease	No	395	18	4.56	1.05	429	30	6.99	1.23

^a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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

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_20-1: 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_20-1.html