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Table 149
Percent surgical discharges with postoperative pneumonia events, United States, 2005a |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
1.98 |
0.18 |
| Age |
Under 65 |
2.11 |
0.51 |
| 65-74 |
1.43 |
0.24 |
| 75-84 |
2.45 |
0.35 |
| 85 and over |
2.47 |
0.63 |
| Gender |
Female |
1.61 |
0.22 |
| Male |
2.46 |
0.31 |
| Race |
White |
1.99 |
0.20 |
| Black |
* |
* |
| Other |
* |
* |
| Diabetes |
Yes |
2.36 |
0.38 |
| No |
1.84 |
0.21 |
| Obesity |
Yes |
2.60 |
0.61 |
| No |
1.90 |
0.19 |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
Yes |
3.79 |
0.60 |
| No |
1.60 |
0.18 |
| CHF/pulmonary edema |
Yes |
4.36 |
0.71 |
| No |
1.58 |
0.18 |
| COPD |
Yes |
3.53 |
0.52 |
| No |
1.55 |
0.18 |
| Smoking |
Yes |
2.36 |
0.54 |
| No |
1.92 |
0.20 |
| Corticosteroids |
Yes |
* |
* |
| No |
1.90 |
0.18 |
| Coronary artery disease |
Yes |
2.66 |
0.36 |
| No |
1.61 |
0.21 |
| Renal disease |
Yes |
4.13 |
0.63 |
| No |
1.54 |
0.18 |
a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December.
* 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.
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