Basic Summary for Hyperpituitarism

Main name of condition: Hyperpituitarism
Other names or spellings: over-active pituitary

What is Hyperpituitarism?
  Brief description of Hyperpituitarism: Over-active pituitary gland
  Parent types of Hyperpituitarism: Pituitary conditions
  Organs Affected by Hyperpituitarism: pituitary gland

Society issues for Hyperpituitarism
Hospitalization statistics for Hyperpituitarism: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hyperpituitarism:

0.2% (2,482) of hospital consultant episodes were for hyperfunction of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperfunction of pituitary gland required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperfunction of pituitary gland were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperfunction of pituitary gland were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
16% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperfunction of pituitary gland required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hyperfunction of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for hyperfunction of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for hyperfunction of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperfunction of pituitary gland occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperfunction of pituitary gland occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
63% of hospital consultant episodes for hyperfunction of pituitary gland were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.13% 6,877 of hospital bed days were for hyperfunction of pituitary gland in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

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