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Mesothelioma Hospital Statistics - UK

(Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

  • 0.1% (12,154) of hospital episodes were for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue
  • 90% of hospital consultations for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue required hospital admission
  • 60% of hospital episodes for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue were for men
  • 40% of hospital episodes for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue were for women
  • 23% of hospital admissions for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue required emergency hospital admission
  • 8.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue
  • 4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue
  • 53 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue
  • 38% of hospitalisations for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue occurred in 15-59 year olds
  • 18% of hospitalisations for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue occurred in people over 75
  • 31% of hospitalisations for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue were single day episodes
  • 0.11% 59,264() of hospital bed days were for malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue
  • 0.036% (4,637) of hospital consultant episodes were for mesothelioma
  • 84% of hospital consultant episodes for mesothelioma required hospital admission
  • 84% of hospital consultant episodes for mesothelioma were for men
  • 16% of hospital consultant episodes for mesothelioma were for women
  • 34% of hospital consultant episodes for mesothelioma required emergency hospital admission
  • 8.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mesothelioma
  • 5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mesothelioma
  • 66 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for mesothelioma
  • 25% of hospital consultant episodes for mesothelioma occurred
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for mesothelioma occurred
  • 25% of hospital consultant episodes for mesothelioma were single day episodes
  • 0.045% (23,559) of hospital bed days were for mesothelioma
  • 0.0004% (49) of hospital consultant episodes were for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue
  • 88% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue required hospital admission
  • 76% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue were men
  • 24% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue were for women
  • 40% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue required emergency hospital admission
  • 9.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue
  • 6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue
  • 61 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue
  • 41% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue occurred in 15-59 year olds
  • 29% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue occurred in people over 75
  • 10% of hospital consultant episodes for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue were single day episodes in
  • 0.0007% (353) of hospital bed days were for benign neoplasm of mesothelial tissue