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Data & Trends
Diabetes Surveillance System
1999 Surveillance Report
Table 6.1 Total Number of Nontraumatic Lower Extremity
Amputation Hospital Discharges*, Total Number of Days*
of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS) for Discharges with
Diabetes as Any Listed Diagnosis, by Age, United States, 1980-1996
| |
Age
Group |
| 0-64 |
65-74 |
75+ |
Total |
| Year |
|
13 |
12 |
12 |
36 |
| 1980 |
Discharges |
| Days |
486 |
385 |
423 |
1295 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
37.5 |
33.3 |
36.3 |
35.8 |
| 1981 |
Discharges |
11 |
9 |
10 |
30 |
| Days |
368 |
335 |
330 |
1033 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
33.2 |
38.3 |
33.1 |
34.6 |
| 1982 |
Discharges |
12 |
9 |
10 |
31 |
| Days |
353 |
277 |
346 |
975 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
30.3 |
30.3 |
33.8 |
31.4 |
| 1983 |
Discharges |
19 |
17 |
12 |
47 |
| Days |
578 |
545 |
414 |
1536 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
31.1 |
31.9 |
35.8 |
32.5 |
| 1984 |
Discharges |
19 |
14 |
14 |
47 |
| Days |
549 |
395 |
384 |
1328 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
28.5 |
28.1 |
27.4 |
28.1 |
| 1985 |
Discharges |
23 |
16 |
14 |
53 |
| Days |
557 |
396 |
355 |
1308 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
23.8 |
25.0 |
25.9 |
24.7 |
| 1986 |
Discharges |
18 |
17 |
13 |
48 |
| Days |
406 |
376 |
272 |
1054 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
22.7 |
22.4 |
20.7 |
22.0 |
| 1987 |
Discharges |
18 |
20 |
18 |
56 |
| Days |
385 |
416 |
328 |
1129 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
21.7 |
20.4 |
18.6 |
20.3 |
| 1988 |
Discharges |
22 |
13 |
20 |
55 |
| Days |
444 |
290 |
358 |
1092 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
19.9 |
22.7 |
18.2 |
19.9 |
| 1989 |
Discharges |
20 |
19 |
14 |
52 |
| Days |
398 |
357 |
249 |
1004 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
20.2 |
19.0 |
18.2 |
19.3 |
| 1990 |
Discharges |
23 |
15 |
16 |
54 |
| Days |
468 |
265 |
375 |
1108 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
20.6 |
17.3 |
23.7 |
20.6 |
| 1991 |
Discharges |
20 |
13 |
12 |
45 |
| Days |
327 |
324 |
246 |
897 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
16.6 |
24.3 |
20.3 |
19.9 |
| 1992 |
Discharges |
25 |
17 |
15 |
58 |
| Days |
426 |
334 |
254 |
1014 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
16.7 |
19.1 |
17.3 |
17.6 |
| 1993 |
Discharges |
23 |
17 |
17 |
57 |
| Days |
504 |
431 |
235 |
1170 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
21.7 |
25.4 |
13.8 |
20.4 |
| 1994 |
Discharges |
30 |
19 |
18 |
67 |
| Days |
389 |
309 |
286 |
984 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
13.0 |
15.9 |
16.1 |
14.7 |
| 1995 |
Discharges |
27 |
24 |
26 |
77 |
| Days |
372 |
376 |
316 |
1064 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
13.9 |
15.4 |
12.2 |
13.8 |
| 1996 |
Discharges |
35 |
24 |
26 |
86 |
| Days |
574 |
309 |
285 |
1168 |
| Average
LOS (days) |
16.2 |
13.1 |
10.8 |
13.7 |
* Number in thousands.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center
for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the
National Hospital Discharge Survey. Data computed by the Division of Diabetes
Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
NOTES: For additional information on methods and data sources, see Appendix,
Data Sources & Limitations.
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