The top 10 most frequent principal diagnoses during hospital stays in 2010, according to the brief, were:
1. Liveborn (newborn infant) — 3.9 million
2. Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis or sexually transmitted disease) — 1.1 million
3. Osteoarthritis — 974,000
4. Congestive heart failure (non-hypertensive) — 967,000
5. Septicemia (except in labor) — 934,000
6. Mood disorders — 887,000
7. Cardiac dysrhythmias — 764,000
8. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
bronchiectasis — 703,000
9. Complication of device (implant or graft) — 684,000
10. Obstetrics (related trauma to perineum and vulva) — 674,000
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