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SICSAG Daily (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 a day of stay in critical care.

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Technical information

A JSON file is available with further technical information. This can include details of variables and data classes contained in the dataset.

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    "spatial": "United Kingdom,Scotland",
    "followUp": "Other",
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        }
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        }
      ],
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    },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "columns": [
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          "name": "Complex_Dressing",
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        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
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          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Endotracheal tube"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
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          "name": "ICPMoni",
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          "description": "Invasive neuro monitoring"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
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          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "O2 50% or more"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          "name": "Tracheo",
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          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Tracheostomy"
        }
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    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CNSdepr",
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          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CNS depression/seizures"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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          "name": "Major_Rashes",
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          "description": "Major skin rashes or burns (version 203 only)"
        }
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      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          "description": "This is advanced ventilation as per the usual clinical definition. \nIt is 1 where ‘ventilator’ = 1 but also either ‘Trache’ or ‘Endotube’ are 1. \n(The ‘ventilator’ field is 1 sometimes when a patient is just on a mask and this is not classed as ‘advanced ventilation'.)"
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    },
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          "name": "ParNutr",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Parental nutrition"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
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          "name": "CO_type",
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          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Type of cardiac output monitoring (version 203 only)"
        }
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    },
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          "name": "COMoni",
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        }
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      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
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        }
      ],
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    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
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          "name": "HFNO",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "High flow nasal oxygen administered at some point today (Y/N)"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
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          "name": "EntNutr",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Enteral nutrition"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "PotDet",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Potential for deteriorating"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
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          "name": "AirwayNil",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "No airway management"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "RecExtub",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Recently extubated/airway control uncertain"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
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      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "CVPline",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Central venous catheter"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "ACPDate",
          "dataType": "DATE",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "ACP date"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "ManageCPAP",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "CPAP"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "RegAnalges",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Other regional analgesic therapy"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "id",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "id number to link the episode level data with the daily data."
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "ManageNil",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Nil"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Aline",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Arterial line"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Neuro_OneToOne",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "One to one nursing due to agitation or epilepsy (version 203 only)"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "HAI_Status",
          "dataType": "VARCHAR2",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Please confirm the status of the infection suspected"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "ManageLFifty",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "O2 less than 50%"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Epidural",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Epidural analgesia"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Single_IV_VA",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "One vasoactive and/or antiarrhythmic (version 203 only)"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Suspected_HAI",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "X-Ray for VAP,  or sample sent for suspected CVC/BSI (Y/N)"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Inotrope",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Inotropes/vasopressors (version 0 only)"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "FaceMask",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Mask/Cannulae"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "Hypovo",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Hypovolaemia"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "NeedVent",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "Potential need for ventilation"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "GenObs",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "General observation/monitoring"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    },
    {
      "name": "SICSAG Daily",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "no",
          "dataType": "NUMERIC",
          "sensitive": false,
          "description": "no"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Each line relates to a day of stay in critical care."
    }
  ]
}

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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