title: 1994 summary: National Hospital Discharge Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This report presents national estimates of the use of non-Federal short-stay hospitals in the United States during 1994. Numbers and rates of discharges, diagnoses, and procedures are shown by age and sex. Discharges are also shown by geographic region of hospital. Average lengths of stay are presented for discharges and selected diagnostic categories.
  
  
  METHODS
  The estimates are based on medical abstract 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. Diagnoses and procedures presented are coded according to the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, or ICD-9-CM.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Care Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Gillum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; 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*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology