Table 1 Descriptive characteristics

N (%)

247,875

(100.00)

Sex, N (%)

 Female

151,086

(60.95)

 Male

96,789

(39.05)

Race, N (%)

 White

192,404

(77.62)

 Black

23,522

(9.49)

 Other

31,949

(12.89)

Primary Payor, N (%)

 Private

117,455

(47.38)

 Medicare

111,824

(45.11)

 Medicaid

5,994

(2.42)

 Other Federal

1,100

(0.44)

 Other

11,502

(4.64)

Admission Type, N (%)

 Emergent

2,751

(1.11)

 Urgent

2,793

(1.13)

 Elective

242,211

(97.71)

 Other

120

(0.05)

Source of Admission, N (%)

 Health Facility

38,944

(15.71)

 Non-Health Facility

208,931

(84.29)

Anesthesia Method, N (%)

 No Anesthesia

75,426

(30.43)

 General Anesthesia

73,713

(29.74)

 Regional Anesthesia

88,616

(35.75)

 Other Anesthesia

10,120

(4.08)

Discharge Destination, N (%)

 Home

40,037

(16.15)

 Home w/ Home Health Agency

101,769

(41.06)

 Inpatient Rehab Facility

25,891

(10.45)

 Skilled Nursing Facility

78,915

(31.84)

 All others

1,263

(0.51)

Elixhauser Comorbidity Sum, N (%)

 0

33,574

(13.54)

 1

64,550

(26.04)

 2

67,244

(27.13)

 3

44,909

(18.12)

 4

22,615

(9.12)

 5

9,468

(3.82)

 6

3,619

(1.46)

 7

1,272

(0.51)

 8

424

(0.17)

 9

145

(0.06)

 10

48

(0.02)

 11

X

(0.00)

 12

X

(0.00)

Congestive Heart Failure, N (%)

5,937

(2.40)

Cardiac Arrhythmias, N (%)

27,273

(11.00)

Valvular Disease, N (%)

11,323

(4.57)

Pulmonary Circulation Disorders, N (%)

Present

2460

Peripheral Vascular Disorders, N (%)

5,084

(2.05)

Hypertension, Uncomplicated, N (%)

146,559

(59.13)

Paralysis, N (%)

233

(0.09)

Other Neurological Disorders, N (%)

4,731

(1.91)

Chronic Pulmonary Disease, N (%)

39,561

(15.96)

Diabetes, Uncomplicated, N (%)

40,590

(16.38)

Diabetes, Complicated, N (%)

3,937

(1.59)

Hypothyroidism, N (%)

37,569

(15.16)

Renal Failure, N (%)

10,153

(4.10)

Liver Disease, N (%)

3,136

(1.27)

Peptic Ulcer Disease Excluding Bleeding, N (%)

1,014

(0.41)

Lymphoma, N (%)

649

(0.26)

Metastatic Cancer, N (%)

204

(0.08)

Solid Tumor Without Metastasis, N (%)

1,174

(0.47)

Rheumatoid Arthritis/Collagen Vascular, N (%)

10,955

(4.42)

Coagulopathy, N (%)

5,396

(2.18)

Obesity, N (%)

75,430

(30.43)

Weight Loss, N (%)

421

(0.17)

Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders, N (%)

21,941

(8.85)

Blood Loss Anemia, N (%)

952

(0.38)

Deficiency Anemia, N (%)

3,136

(1.27)

Alcohol Abuse, N (%)

2,960

(1.19)

Drug Abuse, N (%)

2,652

(1.07)

Psychoses, N (%)

991

(0.40)

Depression, N (%)

31,071

(12.53)

Hypertension, Complicated, N (%)

9,946

(4.01)