Detailed diagnoses and procedures, National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1994.
OBJECTIVE
This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1994. Estimates of first-listed diagnoses, all-listed diagnoses, days of care for first-listed diagnoses, and all-listed procedures are shown by sex and age of patient and geographic region of hospital.


METHODS
The estimates are based on data collected through the National Hospital Discharge Survey for 1994. The survey has been conducted annually by the National Center for Health Statistics since 1965. In 1994, data were collected for approximately 277,000 discharges from 478 non-Federal short-stay hospitals. Diagnoses and procedures are presented according to their code number in the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).
Graves
E J
EJ
Division of Health Care Statistics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland.
Gillum
B S
BS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D003933:Diagnosis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States