Hospital Statistics for Blindness
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Hospital statistics for Blindness:
The following statistics related to hospitals and hospitalization and Blindness:
- 0.005% (580) of hospital consultant episodes were for blindness and low vision in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 92% of hospital consultant episodes for blindness and low vision required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46% of hospital consultant episodes for blindness and low vision were men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital consultant episodes for blindness and low vision were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31% of hospital consultant episodes for blindness and low vision required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 36 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for blindness and low vision in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for blindness and low vision in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 45 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for blindness and low vision in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31% of hospital consultant episodes for blindness and low vision occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 27% of hospital consultant episodes for blindness and low vision occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 26% of hospital consultant episodes for blindness and low vision were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.005% (2,507) of hospital bed days were for blindness and low vision in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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