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Indicator 9: Pneumoconiosis Hospitalizations |
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| • Annual number and rate of hospitalizations with pneumoconiosis as a principal or secondary discharge diagnosis |
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| Data Source: Number of hospitalizations per state: State hospital discharge data. Estimated number of hospitalizations in the U.S.: National Hospital Discharge Survey. Population Statistics used to calculate rates: U.S. Census Bureau. |
Pneumoconiosis is a term for a class of non-malignant lung diseases caused by the inhalation of mineral dust, nearly always in occupational settings. Most cases of pneumoconiosis develop only after many years of cumulative exposure; thus they are usually diagnosed in older individuals, often long after the onset of exposure. These diseases are incurable and may ultimately result in death.1
Pneumoconiosis includes: silicosis, asbestosis, coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP), and, less commonly, pneumoconiosis due to a variety of other mineral dusts, including talc, aluminum, bauxite, and graphite. Byssinosis and several other dust-related lung diseases are sometimes grouped with "pneumoconiosis," even though they are caused by occupational exposure to organic (e.g., cotton) dust. Individuals with certain kinds of pneumoconiosis are at increased risk of other diseases, including cancer, tuberculosis, autoimmune conditions, and chronic renal failure.
State-based hospital discharge data are a useful population-based surveillance data source for quantifying pneumoconiosis even though only a small number of individuals with pneumoconiosis are hospitalized for that condition.
It is widely recognized that pneumoconiosis and other long latency diseases are very poorly documented in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Annual Survey (Annual Survey). Thus, hospital discharge data are an important source for quantifying the burden of pneumoconiosis, even though they capture only hospitalized cases.
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| Data |
| • 2000 click here to view table |
| • 2001 click here to view table |
| • 2002 click here to view table |
| • 2003 click here to view table |
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| 1 Christiani DC, Wegman DH. Respiratory disorders, In: Occupational Health: Recognizing and Preventing Work-Related Disease (3rd ed.) Levy BS, Wegman DH (eds.) Little, Brown, 1995:427-454. |
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