Hospital Statistics for Flu
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- 1.03% (131,593) of hospital episodes were for influenza and pneumonia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 67% of hospital consultations for influenza and pneumonia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 51% of hospital episodes for influenza and pneumonia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 49% of hospital episodes for influenza and pneumonia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 93% of hospital admissions for influenza and pneumonia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 13.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for influenza and pneumonia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for influenza and pneumonia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 62 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for influenza and pneumonia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 18% of hospitalisations for influenza and pneumonia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 52% of hospitalisations for influenza and pneumonia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1% of hospitalisations for influenza and pneumonia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2.13% (1,117,888) of hospital bed days were for influenza and pneumonia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.001% (133) of hospital consultant episodes were for influenza due to identified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 83% of hospital consultant episodes for influenza due to identified influenza virus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 56% of hospital consultant episodes for influenza due to identified influenza virus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 44% of hospital consultant episodes for influenza due to identified influenza virus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 88% of hospital consultant episodes for influenza due to identified influenza virus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 11.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for influenza due to identified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for influenza due to identified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 24 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for influenza due to identified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 17% of hospital consultant episodes for influenza due to identified influenza virus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 17% of hospital consultant episodes for influenza due to identified influenza virus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2% of hospital consultant episodes for influenza due to identified influenza virus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.002% (1,109) of hospital bed days were for influenza due to identified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.007% (896) of hospital consultant episodes were for unidentified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 76% of hospital consultant episodes for unidentified influenza virus required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 52% of hospital consultant episodes for unidentified influenza virus were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 48% of hospital consultant episodes for unidentified influenza virus were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 90% of hospital consultant episodes for unidentified influenza virus required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unidentified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unidentified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unidentified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 43% of hospital consultant episodes for unidentified influenza virus occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 26% of hospital consultant episodes for unidentified influenza virus occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1% of hospital consultant episodes for unidentified influenza virus were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.008% (3,977) of hospital bed days were for unidentified influenza virus in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- 1.3% (51,706) of hospital episodes were for influenza and pneumonia in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 8% of hospitalisations for influenza and pneumonia were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 84% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for influenza and pneumonia were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 16% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for influenza and pneumonia were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- hospitalisations for influenza and pneumonia at public hospitals occurred in 26.5 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 6.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for influenza and pneumonia in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- excluding same day episodes, 6.5 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for influenza and pneumonia in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 0.46% (11,211) of private hospital episodes were for influenza and pneumonia in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 2.2% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for influenza and pneumonia were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 8% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for influenza and pneumonia were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 92% of hospitalisations in private hospitals in private hospitals for influenza and pneumonia were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- hospitalisations in private hospitals for influenza and pneumonia occurred in 5.7 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 7.9 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for influenza and pneumonia in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- excluding same day episodes, 8 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for influenza and pneumonia in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
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