In 2010, there were 39 million hospital stays in the U.S., according to a statistical brief from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The top 10 most frequent principal diagnoses during hospital stays in 2010, according to the brief, were:
1. Liveborn (newborn infant) — 3.9 million
2. Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis or sexually transmitted disease) — 1.1 million
3. Osteoarthritis — 974,000
4. Congestive heart failure (non-hypertensive) — 967,000
5. Septicemia (except in labor) — 934,000
6. Mood disorders — 887,000
7. Cardiac dysrhythmias — 764,000
8. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
bronchiectasis — 703,000
9. Complication of device (implant or graft) — 684,000
10. Obstetrics (related trauma to perineum and vulva) — 674,000
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The top 10 most frequent principal diagnoses during hospital stays in 2010, according to the brief, were:
1. Liveborn (newborn infant) — 3.9 million
2. Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis or sexually transmitted disease) — 1.1 million
3. Osteoarthritis — 974,000
4. Congestive heart failure (non-hypertensive) — 967,000
5. Septicemia (except in labor) — 934,000
6. Mood disorders — 887,000
7. Cardiac dysrhythmias — 764,000
8. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
bronchiectasis — 703,000
9. Complication of device (implant or graft) — 684,000
10. Obstetrics (related trauma to perineum and vulva) — 674,000
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