Table T3_1_1_5-1

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 3_1_1_5.1
All hospital-acquired conditions per 1,000 hospital admissions, United States, 2010
Population group		Rate	Distribution (%)
Total^a		144.9	100.0
Event type	Adverse drug event	49.5	34.1
	Catheter-associated urinary tract infection	12.2	8.4
	Central line-associated bloodtream infection	0.5	0.4
	Fall	7.9	5.5
	Obstetric adverse event	2.5	1.7
	Pressure ulcer	40.3	27.8
	Surgical site infection	2.9	2.0
	Ventilator-associated pneumonia	1.2	0.8
	Venous thromboembolism	0.5	0.3
	Other	27.3	18.8

^a The total estimate is the sum of all event types. Subtotals may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System, 2010; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Healthcare Safety Network, 2009–2010; and AHRQ Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 4.1.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T3_1_1_5-1: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/3_patientsafety/T3_1_1_5-1.html