title: National Hospital Discharge Survey: annual summary, 1993.
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 the 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 and percent of discharges and days of care, and average length of stay.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy; D006276:Health Facility Size; D006304:Health Status; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009309:National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology