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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 233 days ago

NHS Lothian Critical Care

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE

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

Spatial Coverage:
  • United Kingdom,Scotland,City of Edinburgh
  • United Kingdom,Scotland,East Lothian
  • United Kingdom,Scotland,West Lothian
  • United Kingdom,Scotland,Midlothian

Temporal

Start Date:
01 January 1995
Frequency:
Weekly

Provenance

Collection Situation:
Secondary care - In-patients

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creator:
Public Health Scotland, Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group

Access

Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
NHS Lothian
Data Processor:
University of Edinburgh

Format and Standards

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