Trends in inpatient hospital deaths : National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2000-2010

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• Personal Author:
  Hall, Margaret Jean ; Levant, Shaleah ; DeFrances, Carol J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2013–1209
  
  In 2000, there were 2.4 million deaths in the United States, and in 2010 there were 2.5 million (1,2). In both years, about one-third of these deaths occurred in short-stay, general hospitals (3), despite research that found that most Americans prefer to die in their own homes (4-6). This report presents National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) data from 2000 through 2010 on patients who died during hospitalization.
  
  Suggested citation: Hall MJ, Levant S, DeFrances CJ. Trends in inpatient hospital deaths: National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2000–2010. NCHS data brief, no 118. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2013.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Age Distribution Cause Of Death/trends Health Care Surveys Hospitalization/trends Hospital Mortality/trends Length Of Stay/trends Middle Aged Sepsis/mortality Sex Distribution

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• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  7 Pages
• Issue:
  118
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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