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Table 2.4a: National Complications of Care, 2002
| Foreign body left in during procedure per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges (excluding neonates; based on secondary diagnoses onlya), by patient and hospital characteristics, United States, 2000. |
| |
Adjusted rate b |
| Population group |
Estimate |
Standard error |
| Total |
0.087 |
0.004 |
| Patient characteristic |
| Age groups for conditions affecting any age |
| 0-17 |
0.072 |
0.014 |
| 18-44 |
0.074 |
0.007 |
| 45-64 |
0.110 |
0.008 |
| 65 and over |
0.091 |
0.005 |
| Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly |
| 65-69 |
0.122 |
0.013 |
| 70-74 |
0.095 |
0.012 |
| 75-79 |
0.103 |
0.011 |
| 80-84 |
0.064 |
0.012 |
| 85 and over |
0.073 |
0.011 |
| Gender |
| Male |
0.086 |
0.006 |
| Female |
0.083 |
0.005 |
| Median income of patient zip |
| Less than $25,000 |
0.065 |
0.013 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
0.083 |
0.007 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
0.080 |
0.007 |
| $45,000 or more |
0.097 |
0.006 |
| Location of patient residence |
| MSA |
0.091 |
0.004 |
| Non-MSA |
0.070 |
0.008 |
| Location of inpatient treatment |
| Northeast |
0.092 |
0.008 |
| Midwest |
0.082 |
0.008 |
| South |
0.077 |
0.006 |
| West |
0.108 |
0.008 |
| Expected payment source |
| Private insurance |
0.092 |
0.007 |
| Medicare |
0.082 |
0.005 |
| Medicaid |
0.088 |
0.009 |
| Other insurance |
0.099 |
0.022 |
| Uninsured/self pay/no charge |
0.070 |
0.016 |
| Hospital characteristic |
| Ownership/control |
| Private, not-for-profit |
0.086 |
0.004 |
| Private, for-profit |
0.101 |
0.011 |
| Public |
0.076 |
0.010 |
| Teaching status |
| Teaching |
0.097 |
0.007 |
| Non-teaching |
0.082 |
0.004 |
| Location of hospital |
| MSA |
0.090 |
0.004 |
| Non-MSA |
0.071 |
0.009 |
| Bedsize |
| Less than 100 |
0.066 |
0.010 |
| 100 - 299 |
0.091 |
0.006 |
| 300 - 499 |
0.079 |
0.007 |
| 500+ |
0.102 |
0.009 |
aThat is, excludes admissions specifically for treatment of foreign body left, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospital.
b Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and DRG clusters
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
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