HC Deb 30 June 2003 vol 408 cc131-2W
Sir Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people broken down by(a) gender and (b) age group were treated for abdominal aortic aneurysm in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available; and what the mortality rate for abdominal aortic aneurysm was in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available; [118930]

(2) what representations he has received from the National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Committee. [118931]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows the numbers of people who have been treated for abdominal aortic aneurysm by gender and age between 1995–96 and 2001–02. Data collected before 1995–96 were coded differently and are not comparable. It is not possible to provide the mortality rate as the Health Episode Statistics data cannot be used to determine cause of death.

The Department has no record to date of receiving any representations from the National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Committee.

Finished in year admissions, by sex and age, data years 1995–96

to 2001–02

Abdominal Aortic aneurysm

(Primary Diagnosis: ICD-10 Codes 171.3 or 171.41)

NHS hospitals England

Age Group (years)
0–14 15–44 45–64 65–84 85+ Not known
Sex-Female
2001–02 1 81 1,381 349 1
2000–01 1 87 1,425 385
1999–2000 6 97 1,395 306 1
1998–99 1 99 1,418 333 1
1997–96 1 89 1,436 343 1
1996–97 1 98 1,324 306 1
1995–96 26 112 1,366 272

Age Group (years)
0–14 15–44 45–64 65–84 85+ Not known
Sex-Female
2001–02 8 892 5,349 511 1
2000–01 8 1,028 5,754 551
1999–2000 9 1,023 5,727 479 1
1998–99 1 18 1,020 5,818 450 1
1997–96 9 1,043 5,452 504 1
1996–97 7 993 5,242 447 1
1995–96 1 9 1,037 5,153 380 1

Age Group (years)
0–14 15–44 45–64 65–84 85+ Not known
Sex-Female
2001–02 1 1
2000–01 1
1999–2000 1
1998–99 1
1997–96 1 18 1
1996–97 7 55 1
1995–96 1 23 85 8

Total
2001–02 1,811
2000–01 1,897
1999–2000 1,804
1998–99 1,850
1997–96 1,868
1996–97 1,728
1995–96 1,776
1 Due to reasons of confidentiality, figures between I and 5 have been suppressed.

Notes:

1. Figures in these tables have not yet been adjusted for shortfalls in data.

2. The primary diagnosis is the first of seven diagnosis fields in the HES data set, and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital.

3. Finished in year admissions are defined as the first period of care under one consultant within one health care provider that start and finish within the year.

4. Finished in year admissions do not represent the number of patients, as one person may have more than one finished admission within the year.

ICD-I0 Codes

1173: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, ruptured

1174: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, without mention of rupture.

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Department of Health.

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