Table 13. Short-Stay Hospital Use: Average Length of Stay for Medicare Enrollees Aged 65 Years and Over, by Age, Number of Diagnoses, for Selected Conditions, by U.S. Census Region, 1972.
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| Total | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85 + | Single | Multiple | |
| Pneumonia (ICDA-8:480-486) | ||||||
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| United States | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 13.5 |
| Northeast | 14.9 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 15.9 |
| North Central | 13.0 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 13.9 |
| South | 11.6 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 12.7 |
| West | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 11.1 |
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| Cataract (ICDA-8:374) | ||||||
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| United States | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Northeast | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| North Central | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 8.4 |
| South | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| West | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
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| Fracture of Neck of Femur, closed (ICDA-8:820.4) | ||||||
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| United States | 22.5 | 21.7 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 20.8 | 25.1 |
| Northeast | 26.6 | 25.7 | 28.0 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 29.9 |
| North Central | 23.7 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 21.6 | 26.4 |
| South | 20.2 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 23.1 |
| West | 18.2 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 19.0 |
Source: Medicare Statistical System