Trends in hospital episode statistics (HES) from1998/9 to 2003/4 for ICD10 code J44 (COPD with acute lower respiratory tract infection/exacerbation/unspecified)
| HES year(starting April) | Finished consultant episodes | Admissions | Men | Emergency | Mean length of stay (days) | Elective | Bed days* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Methodology changes make the number of bed days in the year starting 2003 inconsistent with previous years. | |||||||
| 2003 | 163480 | 105600 | 83036 | 99590 | 10.0 | 1683 | 1046371 |
| 2002 | 140541 | 93373 | 71848 | 87942 | 10.3 | 1283 | 944835 |
| 2001 | 135252 | 92049 | 69968 | 86999 | 10.4 | 1263 | 941216 |
| 2000 | 127116 | 89730 | 67231 | 84721 | 10.4 | 1285 | 918174 |
| 1999 | 129501 | 95039 | 68487 | 89692 | 10.2 | 1132 | 953393 |
| 1998 | 125047 | 93019 | 67263 | 87549 | 10.4 | 1108 | 952495 |