Discharge Abstract Database, 2011-2012 to 2012-2013 [Canada]: Geographic Detail File

The Discharge Abstract Database captures administrative, clinical, and demographic information on hospital discharges. Two files are available: Clinical Detail and Geographic Detail. These files contain a 10% sampling of persons from the database. Reference dates were randomly assigned to selected individuals between March 1-31, 2011 and all discharges within the 2 year period were included. The Clinical Detail File includes inpatient data from all acute care institutions in Canada (excluding stillbirths and cadaveric donor cases). Data includes diagnosis, interventions, special care, length of stay, newborn weights, and gestation weeks at delivery. The Geographic Detail File includes inpatient data from all acute care institutions in Canada (excluding stillbirths and cadaveric donor cases). Data includes Health Region, case mix variables, and length of stay. Common data elements in the Clinical Detail and Geographic Detail Files are person identifier, facility province (territories are combined), discharge day, admission day, gender, and age group. The purpose of the DAD sample files is for the researchers to become familiar with the structure and content of DAD data, as well as to explore relationships among data elements. The sample files give researchers the chance to work with the data and clarify data requirements before making a formal data request to CIHI. They are not meant for completing an actual research project. You must read and accept the terms of the license agreement before you can obtain the data and documentation.

出院摘要数据库（Discharge Abstract Database）收录了医院出院相关的行政、临床与人口统计信息。本次提供两类数据文件：临床详情文件与地理详情文件，二者均从该数据库中抽取10%的个体作为样本。抽中的个体将被随机分配参考日期，时间范围为2011年3月1日至3月31日；且纳入该两年窗口期内的所有出院记录。临床详情文件涵盖加拿大所有急性照护机构的住院患者数据（排除死产及尸体供体病例），收录字段包含诊断信息、干预措施、特殊护理情况、住院时长、新生儿体重及分娩孕周。地理详情文件同样涵盖加拿大所有急性照护机构的住院患者数据（排除死产及尸体供体病例），收录字段包含卫生区域、病例组合变量及住院时长。临床详情文件与地理详情文件共有的数据元素包括：个体标识符、医疗机构所在省份（海外领地已合并归类）、出院日期、入院日期、性别及年龄组。本DAD抽样文件的设计目的，是帮助研究人员熟悉DAD数据的结构与内容，并探索各数据元素间的关联关系。研究人员可借助该抽样文件开展数据实操，明确正式数据申请前的具体需求，再向加拿大卫生信息研究所（CIHI）提交正式的数据申请。需注意，本抽样文件仅用于前期探索与准备，不可用于完成正式的研究项目。用户在获取该数据及配套文档前，必须阅读并同意许可协议的相关条款。