30-Day Stroke in-Hospital Mortality
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator calculates the risk-adjusted rate of all-cause in-hospital deaths occurring within 30 days of first admission to an acute care hospital with a diagnosis of stroke.
Numerator
Total number of first stroke episodes in an 11-month period.
Denominator
Number of deaths from all causes occurring in hospital within 30 days of admission for stroke.
Exclusions
Records with: invalid health card number, invalid code for province issuing health card number, invalid admission date, invalid discharge date, admission category of cadaveric donor or stillbirth. Abstracts with medical assistance in dying (MAID). Subsequent stroke episodes in the 11-month period (only the first stroke episode for a patient is included).
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
See detailed specifications for risk adjustment: www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/model-specifications.pdf
Stratifications
By reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Facility.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Human Metabolome Database (HMBD)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Available online at: www.cihi.ca/en/health-indicators-e-publication