Basic Summary for Nail conditions

Main name of condition: Nail conditions

What is Nail conditions?
  Brief description of Nail conditions: Conditions of the toenail or fingernail
  Organs Affected by Nail conditions: nail, toenail, fingernail
  Types of Nail conditions: Fingernail conditions, Toenail conditions, Fungal nail infections

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

0.11% (14,065) of hospital consultant episodes were for nail disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for nail disorders required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
57% of hospital consultant episodes for nail disorders were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43% of hospital consultant episodes for nail disorders were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for nail disorders required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for nail disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for nail disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for nail disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
69% of hospital consultant episodes for nail disorders occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for nail disorders occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
88% of hospital consultant episodes for nail disorders were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.005% (2,389) of hospital bed days were for nail disorders in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: June 4, 2003

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