Diabetes Surveillance System - Hospitalizations for Nontraumatic Lower Extremity Amputation - Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges, Number (in Thousands) of Days of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days for Discharges with LEA as First-Listed Diagnosis, by Race and Sex, United States, 1988-2009

Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges, Number (in Thousands) of Days of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days for Discharges with Lower Extremity Amputations as First-Listed Diagnosis, by Race, United States, 1988–2009

Year	Race
	White			Black
	Discharges	Days	Average LOS	Discharges	Days	Average LOS
1988	38	796	21.1	9	179	19.3
1989	34	680	19.7	12	229	19.2
1990	36	744	20.8	9	200	23.1
1991	23	466	19.9	13	246	19.4
1992	32	614	19.0	10	177	17.9
1993	31	609	19.6	11	261	23.2
1994	37	613	16.5	13	155	12.1
1995	45	634	14.0	14	201	14.0
1996	47	647	13.9	16	241	15.5
1997	42	554	13.2	17	197	11.8
1998	48	548	11.4	20	273	13.7
1999	45	536	11.8	13	151	11.6
2000	44	515	11.6	13	176	13.1
2001	53	525	9.9	15	214	14.3
2002	43	478	11.2	12	146	12.4
2003	44	427	9.6	12	125	10.2
2004	36	380	10.6	17	191	11.0
2005	33	354	10.7	15	181	11.8
2006	32	295	9.3	17	229	13.2
2007	33	298	9.0	14	226	16.5
2008	44	357	8.2	12	138	11.1
2009	37	329	8.9	16	175	11.0

Methods and Limitations

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. Data computed by personnel in the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

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Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges, Number (in Thousands) of Days of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days for Discharges with Lower Extremity Amputations as First-Listed Diagnosis, by Race, United States, 1988–2009