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Patient Safety<br />

n From 2004 to 2008, the rate of postoperative respiratory failure was significantly lower for Whites<br />

than for Blacks and Hispanics (Figure 3.6).<br />

n During this same period, the rate of postoperative respiratory failure decreased for Blacks and Hispanics.<br />

Also, in the NHQR:<br />

n From 2004 to 2008, the rate of postoperative respiratory failure for patients ages 18-44 remained<br />

significantly lower than for all other age groups.<br />

Preventable and Premature Mortality Rates<br />

Chapter 3<br />

Outcome: Deaths Following Complications of Care<br />

Many complications that arise during hospital stays cannot be prevented. However, rapid identification and<br />

aggressive treatment of complications may prevent these complications from leading to death. The indicator<br />

“deaths following complications of care,” also called “failure to rescue,” tracks deaths among patients whose<br />

hospitalizations are complicated by pneumonia, thromboembolic events, sepsis, acute renal failure,<br />

gastrointestinal bleeding or acute ulcer, shock, or cardiac arrest (AHRQ, 2003).<br />

Figure 3.7. Deaths per 1,000 discharges with complications potentially resulting from care (failure to<br />

rescue), ages 18-89, by race/ethnicity and area income, 2004-2008<br />

180<br />

160<br />

White<br />

Black<br />

Asian<br />

Hispanic<br />

180<br />

160<br />

First Quartile (Lowest)<br />

Second Quartile<br />

Third Quartile<br />

Fourth Quartile (Highest)<br />

140<br />

140<br />

Rate<br />

Rate<br />

120<br />

120<br />

100<br />

100<br />

80<br />

Z<br />

80<br />

Z<br />

0<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

2006<br />

2007<br />

2008<br />

0<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

2006<br />

2007<br />

2008<br />

Source: Agency for <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> Cost and<br />

Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases disparities analysis file, 2007, and AHRQ Quality Indicators, modified version 4.1.<br />

Denominator: Patients ages 18-89 years from U.S. community hospitals whose hospitalizations are complicated by pneumonia,<br />

thromboembolic events, sepsis, acute renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding or acute ulcer, shock, or cardiac arrest.<br />

Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. Whites, Blacks, and Asians are non-Hispanic. Rates are adjusted by age, gender,<br />

comorbidities, and diagnosis-related group clusters.<br />

150 <strong>National</strong> <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Disparities</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, 2011

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