Hospital Statistics for Ulcer
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- 0.12% (15,804) of hospital consultant episodes were for ulcer of lower limb in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 75% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 44% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 56% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 64% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 22.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for ulcer of lower limb in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 14 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for ulcer of lower limb in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 72 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for ulcer of lower limb in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 17% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 55% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 4% of hospital consultant episodes for ulcer of lower limb were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.46% (240,796) of hospital bed days were for ulcer of lower limb in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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