Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days of Hospital Discharges with Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis, United States, 1980–2005
From 1980 through 2005, the average length of stay for hospital discharges with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) as the first-listed diagnosis decreased 4 days (from 7.9 to 3.6 days). As the detailed tables show, the average length of stay for DKA decreased in all age and race groups in women examined and accounted for about 428,000 days of hospital stay in 2005.
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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Care Statistics, data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey and Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census, census of the population and population estimates and National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, bridged-race population estimates. Data computed by personnel in the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.
Page last reviewed: December 1, 2008