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Diseases » Asbestosis » Hospitals

Hospital Statistics for Asbestosis

Hospitalization and Asbestosis

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More general hospital information, not necessarily directly in relation to Asbestosis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

Hospital statistics for Asbestosis:

The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Asbestosis:

0.002% (244) of hospital consultant episodes were for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
80% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
72 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (1,600) of hospital bed days were for pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)