Validity of Information Employed to Generate Standardized Mortality Ratios Using Hospital Administrative Databases (RNMH) (RNMH)

April 1, 2019 updated by: Hospices Civils de Lyon
In a retrospective cross-sectional study, investigators aimed to valid the variables employed to generate standardized mortality ratio from hospital administrative databases. For this purpose, investigators have compared those variables collected in administrative databases with the information available in patient medical record.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

715

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

A random sample of patients who were hospitalized in 24 participating hospitals during the study period.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All inpatients stays in acute care from high mortality diagnosis related groups (DRGs) registered in administrative databases of participating hospitals from January to December 2010.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hospital participation refusal

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Inpatient stays
All patients who were hospitalized in participating hospitals in France during the study period were eligible for inclusion.
Other: Hospitalization
Patients who were hospitalized in acute care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
In-hospital mortality
Time Frame: within 90 days of admission (D90)
Death collected in hospital administrative databases at the end of in patient stay
within 90 days of admission (D90)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 22, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

June 28, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 3, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2019

Last Verified

April 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 69HCL15_0175

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