Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

1999 Surveillance Report

Table 6.3 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 Race, United States, 1980-1996

Race

White Black

Discharges Days Average
LOS
(days) Discharges Days Average
LOS
(days)

Year 23 854 37.6 8 284 34.9

1980

1981 24 746 31.6 6 268 46.5

1982 24 710 30.0 4 176 40.3

1983 36 1110 31.1 8 276 35.6

1984 32 903 28.0 10 231 24.3

1985 32 854 26.3 13 315 24.2

1986 29 606 21.1 12 295 24.2

1987 35 743 21.1 10 198 20.5

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

* 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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