30-Day Stroke in-Hospital Mortality

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Mortality

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
Yes
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
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Human Metabolome Database (HMBD)

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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
Yes
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
23 July 2025