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Figure 1. Discharge by Body System

Bar chart showing percent of all discharges by body system: Cardiovascular, 27.5; Obstetrical, 21; Digestive, 16.9; Musculoskeletal, 8.8; Female genital, 6.1; Nervous, 4.7; Male genital, 4.2; Skin, 4.2; Respiratory, 3.9; Urinary, 3.6; Hemic/lymphatic, 1.3; Ear, nose, throat, 1; Eye, 0.4; Endocrine, 0.3.

Note: Excludes miscellaneous minor diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Patients can have procedures in multiple systems; thus the sum of the percents does not equal 100.

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