Mechanical Ventilation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Japan
Publishing Organisation
Hirooka et al. (2022)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Palliative Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Mechanical ventilation within 14/30 days of death
Numerator
Patients with mechanical ventilation within 14/30 days of death
Denominator
Patients aged ≥65 years at the time of admission with a diagnosis of lung cancer who died during hospitalisation were selected
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Age group and Charlson comorbidity index.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Nationwide inpatient database which includes discharge abstracts data and claims data derived from 366 hospitals, covering approximately 22% of acute care hospitals
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Hirooka, K., Okumura, Y., Matsumoto, S., Fukahori, H., & Ogawa, A. (2022). Quality of End-of-Life in Cancer Patients With Dementia: Using A Nationwide Inpatient Database. Journal of pain and symptom management, 64(1), 1-7.
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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