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Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days of Hospital Discharges with Heart Failure as First-Listed Diagnosis and Diabetes as Secondary Diagnosis, United States, 1980–2003

From 1980 through 2003, the average length of stay of hospital discharges with heart failure as first-listed diagnosis and diabetes as secondary diagnosis decreased by 7.1 days (from 11.9 to 4.8 days). As the detailed tables show, decreases in the average length of stay were seen among all age, sex and race groups examined. In 2003, discharges with heart failure as first-listed diagnosis and diabetes as secondary diagnosis accounted for over 1.8 million days of hospital stay, with an average individual length of stay of 4.8 days.

 

Year Average LOS 1980 11.9 1981 10.7 1982 10.6 1983 10.5 1984 9.1 1985 8.4 1986 9.5 1987 8.8 1988 9.3 1989 8.5 1990 8.5 1991 7.6 1992 8.5 1993 7.6 1994 6.8 1995 6.7 1996 6.5 1997 5.6 1998 5.8 1999 5.3 2000 5.2 2001 5.0 2002 5.3 2003 4.8

 

Methods and Limitations

Detailed Data Table

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey and Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census, census of the population and population estimates and National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, bridged-race population estimates. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

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