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SICSAG Episodes (Scottish Intensive Care Audit Group)

Summary

Abstract

The Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group (SICSAG) has maintained a national database of patients admitted to adult general Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Scotland since 1995. Each line relates to an ‘episode of care’ in critical care.

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Publisher

  • Identifier
    7
  • Name
    Public Health Scotland
  • Logo
  • Description
    Public Health Scotland is an NHS Board. We are uniquely sponsored by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on behalf of local government.
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Documentation

Description

Each episode will consist of one or more days stay in critical care - a one to many relationship.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland

  • Geographic levels
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Temporal

  • Start date
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  • End date
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  • Frequency
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  • Distribution release date
    20/11/2020

Provenance

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  • Source
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  • Collection situation
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Access and governance

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Usage

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  • Resource creator
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  • Is referenced by
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Access

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  • Access service
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  • Jurisdiction
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  • Data controller
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  • Data processor
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Format and standards

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Enrichment and linkage

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Synthetic data

Synthetic data is not yet available for this dataset. 

Data Dictionary

REASONDISC

Reason discharged

LOWPOTAS

Low potassium

IMMUSUP

Immunosuppression

DISCDELAYED

Discharge delayed

OTHDIAG5

Other diagnosis 5

DATEENDACUTE_THISHOSP

Early end to acute episode in this hospital {date} {version 203 only}

UNITOUTCOME_DERIVED

UnitOutcome_derived

FAILEDAPII

APACHE system failing

CPAP

CPAP during scored period {version 0 only}

TYPEULTHOSP_DERIVED

TypeUltHosp_derived

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