In-Hospital Mortality for Ischaemic Stroke
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
National Office of Clinical Audit: National Audit of Hospital Mortality
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Mortality
Defining Attributes
Definition
Standardised mortality ratio following admission with a principal diagnosis of ischaemic stroke.
Numerator
Number of actual deaths following admission to hospital with principal diagnosis of ischaemic stroke.
Denominator
Number of expected deaths for ischaemic stroke.
Exclusions
Day care discharges and maternity care discharges and specialist hospitals for which the diagnoses are not appropriate.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Age, sex, pre-existing conditions, in-hospital palliative care treatment, source of admission, type of admission, previous emergency admissions, medical card.
Stratifications
By hospital.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) via the Healthcare Pricing Office (HPO)
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Publicly available report and summary at: www.noca.ie/audits/national-audit-of-hospital-mortality/
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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
02 December 2025
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