Hospital Statistics for Emphysema
Hospitalization and Emphysema
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- 1.8% (229,725) of hospital episodes were for chronic lower respiratory diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 72% of hospital consultations for chronic lower respiratory diseases required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 49% of hospital episodes for chronic lower respiratory diseases were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 51% of hospital episodes for chronic lower respiratory diseases were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 92% of hospital admissions for chronic lower respiratory diseases required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 7.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chronic lower respiratory diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chronic lower respiratory diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 56 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for chronic lower respiratory diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 24% of hospitalisations for chronic lower respiratory diseases occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 32% of hospitalisations for chronic lower respiratory diseases occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2% of hospitalisations for chronic lower respiratory diseases were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2.37% (1,242,574) of hospital bed days were for chronic lower respiratory diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.055% (6,996) of hospital consultant episodes were for emphysema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 70% of hospital consultant episodes for emphysema required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 59% of hospital consultant episodes for emphysema were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 41% of hospital consultant episodes for emphysema were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 72% of hospital consultant episodes for emphysema required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 10.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for emphysema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for emphysema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 67 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for emphysema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 24% of hospital consultant episodes for emphysema occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 33% of hospital consultant episodes for emphysema occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 5% of hospital consultant episodes for emphysema were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.088% (46,406) of hospital bed days were for emphysema in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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