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- 185,000 patients were discharged with HIV in the US 2001 (Health, United States, 2003, NCHS, CDC)
- HIV patients had an average length of stay in hospitals of 7.8 days in the US 2001 (Health, United States, 2003, NCHS, CDC)
- 0.04% (4,589) of hospital episodes were for HIV in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 79% of hospital consultations for HIV required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 69% of hospital episodes for HIV were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31% of hospital episodes for HIV were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 44% of hospital admissions for HIV required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 15.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for HIV in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 8 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for HIV in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 38 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for HIV in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 83% of hospitalisations for HIV occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1% of hospitalisations for HIV occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 28% of hospitalisations for HIV were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.07% (36,355) of hospital bed days were for HIV in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- 0.01% (263) of hospital episodes were for HIV in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 24% of hospitalisations for HIV were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 96% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for HIV were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 4% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for HIV were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- hospitalisations for HIV at public hospitals occurred in 0.1 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 12.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for HIV in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- excluding same day episodes, 16.6 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for HIV in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 0.0004% (10) of private hospital episodes were for HIV in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 0% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for HIV were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 20% of hospitalisations in private hospitals in private hospitals for HIV were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 80% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for HIV were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- hospitalisations in private hospitals for HIV occurred in 0.01 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 12.7 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for HIV in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- excluding same day episodes, 12.7 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for HIV in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
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