Hospital Statistics for Hernia

Hospitalization and Hernia

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Hospital statistics for Hernia:

The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Hernia:

• 1.28% (163,314) of hospital episodes were for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 96% of hospital consultations for hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 69% of hospital episodes for hernia were for hernia men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 31% of hospital episodes for hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 10% of hospital admissions for hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospitalisations for hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 18% of hospitalisations for hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 49% of hospitalisations for hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.47% (246,107) of hospital bed days were for hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.67% (84,938) of hospital consultant episodes were for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 92% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 43% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 18% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 42% of hospital consultant episodes for inguinal hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.21% (107,270) of hospital bed days were for inguinal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.035% (4,514) of hospital consultant episodes were for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 26% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 74% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 66 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 29% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 19% of hospital consultant episodes for femoral hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.043% (22,636) of hospital bed days were for femoral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.132% (16,793) of hospital consultant episodes were for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 97% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for umbilical hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.05% (26,783) of hospital bed days were for umbilical hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.12% (14,676) of hospital consultant episodes were for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 95% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 48% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 52% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 16% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 53% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 13% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 19% of hospital consultant episodes for ventral hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.1% (53,093) of hospital bed days were for ventral hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.32% (41,306) of hospital consultant episodes were for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 93% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 39% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 61% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 60 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 45% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 22% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 84% of hospital consultant episodes for diaphragmatic hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.056% (29,309) of hospital bed days were for diaphragmatic hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.005% (607) of hospital consultant episodes were for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 89% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 46% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 54% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 36% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 57 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 40% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 23% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 14% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified abdominal hernia were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.007% (3,468) of hospital bed days were for unspecified abdominal hernia in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
  • 0.89% (35,509) of hospital episodes were for hernias in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 35% of hospitalisations for hernias were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 87% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for hernias were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 13% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for hernias were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • hospitalisations for hernias at public hospitals occurred in 18.2 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hernias in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • excluding same day episodes, 2.7 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 1.78% (43,232) of private hospital episodes were for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 33.8% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 2.7% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 97% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias were in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • hospitalisations in private hospitals for hernias occurred in 22.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • 1.8 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
  • excluding same day episodes, 2.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for hernias in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

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