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 Sex, United States, 1988�2009

Year	Sex
	Males			Females
	Discharges	Days	Average LOS	Discharges	Days	Average LOS
1988	35	639	18.2	20	453	23.1
1989	29	541	18.3	23	463	20.5
1990	29	566	19.8	25	542	21.5
1991	23	430	18.4	22	467	21.5
1992	33	601	18.3	25	413	16.7
1993	29	487	16.5	28	683	24.6
1994	40	501	12.5	27	483	17.9
1995	45	619	13.8	32	444	13.8
1996	51	740	14.5	35	428	12.4
1997	50	597	12.0	33	414	12.5
1998	51	614	12.0	33	378	11.4
1999	46	508	11.1	31	396	12.6
2000	43	493	11.3	35	436	12.6
2001	51	530	10.4	36	390	10.9
2002	49	577	11.7	27	325	11.9
2003	45	422	9.3	27	281	10.3
2004	47	503	10.7	28	296	10.6
2005	44	481	11.0	23	239	10.4
2006	45	478	10.5	20	216	10.6
2007	36	369	11.3	24	352	14.4
2008	52	475	9.2	20	179	8.7
2009	46	472	10.3	22	197	8.8

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 Sex, United States, 1988�2009