Table 3.
Number of inpatient admissions (per 100 000 population) in people aged over 65
|
Kaiser
|
Medicare California
|
Medicare United States
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | NHS | Unstandardised | Standardised | Unstandardised | Standardised | Unstandardised | Standardised |
| Stroke | 823 | 712 | 788 | 1201 | 1155 | 1212 | 1183 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 699 | 536 | 558 | 1081 | 1067 | 1262 | 1256 |
| Bronchitis or asthma | 531 | 129 | 141 | 231 | 225 | 318 | 310 |
| Coronary bypass | 144 | 103 | 97 | 289 | 296 | 313 | 321 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 550 | 836 | 893 | 702 | 675 | 942 | 923 |
| Heart failure/shock | 556 | 1008 | 1118 | 1966 | 1893 | 2332 | 2272 |
| Angina pectoris | 783 | 146 | 152 | 180 | 176 | 205 | 203 |
| Hip replacement | 342 | 250 | 256 | 622 | 602 | 661 | 644 |
| Knee replacement | 344 | 373 | 367 | 479 | 479 | 557 | 557 |
| Hip fracture | 315 | 311 | 388 | 516 | 489 | 562 | 535 |
| Kidney or urinary infection | 396 | 449 | 526 | 762 | 726 | 736 | 708 |