Table 2 Descriptives for the main ED visit-related outcomes with hypertension diagnosis
From: Emergency Department and Inpatient Healthcare utilization due to Hypertension
2009 | 2010 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension visits (hypertension as the primary diagnosis) | |||
All Hypertension ED visits with hypertension as primary diagnosis weighted n (% of total ED visits)) | 920,984 (0.71) | 972,631 (0.75) | 1,041,223 (0.77) |
Total ED charges ($) | 1,997,899,801 | 2,269,712,249 | 2,859,937,626 |
All Hypertension ED visits (not admitted to the same hospital) with hypertension as primary diagnosis | 681,136 | 725,960 | 798,826 |
Total ED charges ($) | 1,618,467,684 | 1,836,308,560 | 2,359,979,640 |
All Hypertension inpatient admissions with hypertension as primary diagnosis for those with ED visits | 239,847 | 243,071 | 242,397 |
Total inpatient charges ($) | 5,770,718,820 | 6,295,295,829 | 7,051,813,524 |
Duration of hospital stay, in days | 4.13 (0.05) | 4.02 (0.05) | 3.98 (0.05) |
Total charges for ED and inpatient services ($) | 6,624,334,293 | 7,092,082,567 | 7,941,168,117 |
Hypertension-related visits (hypertension as the primary or secondary diagnosis) | |||
All Hypertension inpatient admissions with hypertension in any position for those with ED visits | 10,257,840 | 10,504,104 | 10,333,391 |
Total inpatient charges ($) | 307,283,855,040 | 328,431,819,768 | 360,997,014,585 |
Duration of hospital stay, in days mean (SE) | 4.93 (0.04) | 4.81 (0.03) | 4.72 (0.04) |
Total charges for ED and inpatient services ($) | 340,703,897,760 | 364,460,896,488 | 406,133,266,473 |