title: National Hospital Discharge Survey.
abstract: This report presents statistics on the utilization of non-Federal short-stay hospitals based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey from a national sample of hospital records of discharged inpatients. Estimates are provided by the demographic characteristics of patients discharged, geographic region of hospitals, conditions diagnosed, and surgical and nonsurgical procedures performed. Measurements of hospital use include frequency, rate, percent of discharges and days of care, and average length of stay.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kozak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014798:Vital Statistics