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Figure 3. Postoperative pulmonary embolus/deep vein thrombosis per 1,000 surgical discharges, by race/ethnicity

This is a graph showing the rate of postoperative pulmonary embolus/deep vein thrombosis per 1,000 surgical discharges, by race/ethnicity. Men: Total = 8.9, White = 8.6, Black = 12.6, API = 5.5, Hispanic = 8.4; Women: Total = 10.6, White = 10.3, Black = 14.1, API = 6.8, Hispanic = 9.8.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, 2002.

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