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SICSAG Episodes (Scottish Intensive Care Audit Group)

Description

The Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group (SICSAG) has maintained a national database of patients admitted to adult general Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Scotland since 1995. Each line relates to an ‘episode of care’ in critical care.

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    "title": "SICSAG Episodes (Scottish Intensive Care Audit Group)",
    "abstract": "The Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group (SICSAG) has maintained a national database of patients admitted to adult general Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Scotland since 1995. Each line relates to an ‘episode of care’ in critical care.",
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    "description": "Each episode will consist of one or more days stay in critical care - a one to many relationship.",
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    "datasetSubType": "Not applicable",
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  },
  "coverage": {
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    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland",
    "followUp": "Other",
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      "name": "SICSAG Episodes",
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      "name": "SICSAG Episodes",
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      "name": "SICSAG Episodes",
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      "name": "SICSAG Episodes",
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        }
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      "name": "SICSAG Episodes",
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    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Episodes",
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        {
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          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
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        }
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    }
  ]
}

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Additional information

  • Documentation
    Documentation
  • Language
    English
  • Geographic Area
    Scotland

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  • Publisher
    Public Health Scotland
  • Contact
    phs.edris@phs.scot

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Key Details

  • Formal release or publication date
    24/11/2020
  • Start time period of data covered by this dataset
    01/01/2019
  • End time period of data covered by this dataset
    No information available
  • Documentation
    Each episode will consist of one or more days stay in critical care - a one to many relationship.
  • Geographic Area
    United Kingdom,Scotland
  • Landing page
  • Language
    English
  • The dataset type
    PHYSICAL
  • Update frequency
    weekly