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Diseases » Surgical errors/complications » Hospitals

Hospital Statistics for Surgical errors/complications

Hospitalization and Surgical errors/complications

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More general hospital information, not necessarily directly in relation to Surgical errors/complications, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

Hospital statistics for Surgical errors/complications:

The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Surgical errors/complications:

0.99% (126,182) of hospital episodes were for complications of surgical and medical care in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
87% of hospital consultations for complications of surgical and medical care required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital episodes for complications of surgical and medical care were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
50% of hospital episodes for complications of surgical and medical care were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
58% of hospital admissions for complications of surgical and medical care required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for complications of surgical and medical care in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for complications of surgical and medical care in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for complications of surgical and medical care in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
42% of hospitalisations for complications of surgical and medical care occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24% of hospitalisations for complications of surgical and medical care occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9% of hospitalisations for complications of surgical and medical care were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.59% (836,271) of hospital bed days were for complications of surgical and medical care in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.01% (1,303) of hospital consultant episodes were for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
98% of hospital consultant episodes for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
83% of hospital consultant episodes for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2% of hospital consultant episodes for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
87% of hospital consultant episodes for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (580) of hospital bed days were for postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (32) of hospital consultant episodes were for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
72% of hospital consultant episodes for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy 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 complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
28 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (85) of hospital bed days were for complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- 1.13% (44,888) of hospital episodes were for complications of medical and surgical care in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 23% of hospitalisations for complications of medical and surgical care 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 complications of medical and surgical care were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 16% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- hospitalisations for complications of medical and surgical care at public hospitals occurred in 23 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 6.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- excluding same day episodes, 7.7 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 0.99% (24,025) of private hospital episodes were for complications of medical and surgical care in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 18.8% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 3.2% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 97% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- hospitalisations in private hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care occurred in 12.3 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 6 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- excluding same day episodes, 7.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for complications of medical and surgical care in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)