National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 2.4

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2006 National Healthcare Quality Report

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Table 2.4
Percent surgical discharges with postoperative venous thromboembolic events, United States, 2004^a
		2004
Population group		Exposed	Adverse events	Percent	Standard error
Total		5752	65	1.1	0.1
Age	Under 65	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65-74	2312	17	0.7	0.2
	75-84	2004	34	1.7	0.3
	85 and over	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	3198	30	0.9	0.2
Gender	Male	2554	35	1.4	0.2
Race	Black	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	White	5087	56	1.1	0.1
Diabetes	No	4211	47	1.1	0.2
Diabetes	Yes	1541	18	1.2	0.3
Obesity	No	5064	56	1.1	0.1
Obesity	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Cerebrovascular disease	No	4725	52	1.1	0.2
Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	1027	13	1.3	0.3
CHF/pulmonary edema	No	4796	48	1.0	0.1
CHF/pulmonary edema	Yes	956	17	1.8	0.4
COPD	No	4446	45	1.0	0.2
COPD	Yes	1306	20	1.5	0.3
Smoking	No	4902	56	1.1	0.2
Smoking	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Cancer	No	4129	41	1.0	0.2
Cancer	Yes	1623	24	1.5	0.3
Corticosteroids	No	5494	60	1.1	0.1
Corticosteroids	Yes	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Coronary artery disease	No	3619	30	0.8	0.2
Coronary artery disease	Yes	2133	35	1.6	0.3
Renal disease	No	4805	45	0.9	0.1
Renal disease	Yes	947	20	2.1	0.5

^a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December and include 30-day postoperative readmissions for pneumonia and venous thromboembolic events.

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

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

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

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