HCUP Fact Book No. 3: Care of Women in U.S. Hospitals, 2000

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Figure 5. Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions, by Sex

Chart showing the number of discharges for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions for male and nonobstetric female patients. Go to Text Description below for details.

Figure 5. Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions, by Sex (Text Description)

Condition	Male patients	Nonobstetric patients
Congestive heart failure	494	621
Bacterial pneumonia	448	523
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	266	336
Urinary tract infection	112	269
Diabetes	217	216
Dehydration	113	191
Adult asthma	63	176
Angina	66	75
Hypertension	35	62
Lower extremity amputation	56	37
Perforated appendix	38	27

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