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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 228 days ago

NHS Lothian Critical Care

Dataset

Documentation

Description:
NHS Lothian Regional Patients" data for visits to critical care (High Dependency or Intensive Care), as recorded in the Ward Watcher systems, at NHS Lothian hospitals: Royal Infirmary Edinburgh (RIE), Western General Hospital (WGH) or St John"s Hospital at Howden. A limited extract of the regional database contributes to the Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group (SICSAG) database of patients admitted to adult general Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Scotland. Dataset include episodes, admission specialties, severity of illness (APACHE acute physiology), treatments (such as therapies, ACP, drugs, trials) and infections (Healthcare Associated Infections also known as Hospital Acquired Infections or nosocomial infections) and obstetrics.

Coverage

Spatial:
United Kingdom,Scotland,City of Edinburgh; United Kingdom,Scotland,East Lothian; United Kingdom,Scotland,West Lothian; United Kingdom,Scotland,Midlothian
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
Critical care data, limited to NHS Lothian.

Provenance

Origin

Collection Situations:
Secondary care - In-patients

Temporal

Accrual Periodicity:
Weekly
Start Date:
01 January 1995
Time Lag:
1-2 weeks

Accessibility

Access

Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
NHS Lothian
Data Processor:
University of Edinburgh

Usage

Data Use Limitations:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
Public Health Scotland, Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group

Format and Standards

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
OTHER
Languages:
en
Formats:
text/csv

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Number of critical care admissions
17000
Count
17 August 2022