Intensive Care Use in the Last 7 and Last 14 Days of Life

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Palliative Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Care of the Patient at the End of Life

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of cancer patients who died in an acute-care hospital and were admitted to an intensive care unit in the last seven and last 14 days of life.

Numerator

The number of adult cancer patients (aged 18+) who died (with a cancer diagnosis) in an acute care hospital and were admitted to an ICU in the last 14 days of life

Denominator

The number of adult cancer patients (aged 18+) who died (with a cancer diagnosis) in an acute care hospital

Exclusions

Patients aged <18

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Province

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Data obtained from Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Discharge Abstract Database

Frequency of Data Collection
Not regularly used
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

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Person-Centred Perspective Indicators in Canada: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Palliative, 2017. See: s22457.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Palliative-and-end-of-life-care-reference-report-EN.pdf

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