Nova Scotia Health Authority Critical Care Database
Networks
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Datasets
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Variables
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The objective of this database is to collect clinical data from all adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients admitted to 12 ICUs in Nova Scotia to help understand quality of care and patient outcomes. This captures all ICU admission in Nova Scotia with the exception of the pediatric ICU, the Coronary Care Unit (CCU), and the cardiovascular ICU in Halifax.
- Start Year
- 2018
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Design
- Study design
- Registry
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- Supplementary Information
- The Nova Scotia Health Authority Critical Care Database collects approximately 10,000 patient records per year. As of 2019, the total number of patient records is currently about 30,000.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Populations
The population is composed of adult patients admitted to 2 intensive care units level 1.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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16
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Patients admitted in ICU are included.
- Other Criteria
- Exclusion criteria: Patients from pediatric ICU, the CCU in Halifax, and the cardiovascular ICU in Halifax are excluded.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Specific population
- Specific Population
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- Clinic patients
- Supplementary Information
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Participants are recruited from the Halifax Infirmary Hospital and the Victoria General Hospital in Nova Scotia.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Event
Information about hospital admission, diagnoses and procedures is collected upon admission into ICU.
Information about blood products, comfort care, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), thromboembolism, daily characteristics, donation- donation after cardio-circulatory death , donation-neurological determination of death, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), central lines use, neurocritical care, nutrition, post ICU discharge, pressure ulcers, radiology, renal replacement, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), tracheostomy, transfers, vasopressor, ventilation extra measure, ventilation is also collected from medical charts.
- Start Date
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2018-04
- Data sources
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- Other : Medical charts
The population is composed of adult patients admitted to 5 intensive care units level 2.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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16
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Patients admitted in ICU are included.
- Other Criteria
- Exclusion: Patients from pediatric ICU, the CCU in Halifax, and the cardiovascular ICU in Halifax are excluded.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Specific population
- Specific Population
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- Clinic patients
- Supplementary Information
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Participants are recruited from the Yarmouth Hospital, Valley, the Dartmouth General Hospital, and the Cape Breton Hospital in Nova Scotia.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Event
Information about hospital admission, diagnoses, and procedures is collected upon admission into the ICU.
Information about blood products, comfort care, thromboembolism, daily characteristics, central lines use, nutrition, post ICU discharge, pressure ulcers, radiology, renal replacement, tracheostomy, transfers, vasopressor, ventilation extra measure, ventilation is also collected from medical charts.
- Start Date
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2018-04
- Data sources
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- Other : Medical charts
The population is composed of adult patients admitted to 5 intensive care units level 3.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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16
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Patients admitted in ICU are included.
- Other Criteria
- Exclusion criteria: Patients from pediatric ICU, the CCU in Halifax, and the cardiovascular ICU in Halifax are excluded.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- Specific population
- Specific Population
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- Clinic patients
- Supplementary Information
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Participants are recruited from the Aberdeen, Colchester, Cumberland, South Shore, & St. Martha’s hospitals in Nova Scotia.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- No Limit
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Event
Information about hospital admission, diagnoses, and procedures is collected upon admission into the ICU.
Information about blood products, comfort care, thromboembolism, daily characteristics, central line use, pressure ulcers, tracheostomy, transfers, vasopressor, and ventilation is also collected from medical charts.
- Start Date
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2018-04
- Data sources
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- Other : Medical charts
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Residence
Diseases
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
Diseases without precise specification or falling into multiple categories
Medication and supplements
Medication and supplement intake
Posology and protocol of administration
Other and unspecified pharmacological interventions
Non-pharmacological interventions
Surgical interventions
Radiological interventions
Laboratory diagnosis interventions
Other and unspecified non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Visits to health professionals
Hospitalizations
Community and social care
Death
Vital status
Cause of death
Other end of life or death-related information
Physical measures and assessments
Anthropometry
Circulation and respiration
Brain and nerves
Other physical measures and assessments
Laboratory measures
Hematology
Biochemistry
Other laboratory measures
Administrative information
Identifiers
Physical and cognitive measure and biosample-related information
Other administrative information