Stroke and ischaemic attack: mortality within 30 days

Indicator type

Network / system level indicator.

The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.

Rationale

This indicator measures mortality from stroke and seeks to encourage improvements in the prompt diagnosis and treatment of stroke to reduce mortality. Some (but not all) deaths within a defined period after admission to hospital may be avoidable through high-quality coordinated specialist stroke care.

Source guidance

Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s: diagnosis and initial management. NICE guideline NG128 (2019)

Specification

Numerator: The number in the denominator that have a mortality record within 30 days of being admitted to hospital, including deaths that occur in or out of hospital.

Denominator: The number of Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) records where the patient was admitted with a primary diagnosis of one or more of the following codes:

Calculation: Numerator divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.

Exclusions: None.

Data source: SSNAP.

Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess the performance of networks or systems of providers.

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