Table 2:
Median length of stay for hospitalizations by GI diagnostic category
| California | Florida | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
| Abdominal pain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nausea and vomiting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Constipation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| GI hemorrhage | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Biliary | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gastrointestinal infections | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Appendicitis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pancreatitis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Functional/motility disorders | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Liver disease | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| GI Malignancies | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |