Database: Central Health Information System (Croatia)

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Type of database: administrative/claims data.

Primary purpose: Account for hospital work through the mechanism of diagnostic therapeutic groups (DTS).

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Croatian Health Insurance Fund.

Type of information: longitudinal. age; year; diagnosis; medical procedures; hospital location; length of stay; number of patients; healthcare costs; number of drugs; number of visits; type of patient.

Data Dictionary: Central Health Information System.

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Source of information: Data is acquired from all healthcare providers in Croatia. Click here to learn more.

Data level: hospital level.

Number of records: unknown.

Date range: 2010 onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more in "Main Diagnoses".

Data access: publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the XLS format.

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Mouth Throat Oropharynx Nasopharynx Hypopharynx Larynx Salivary glands Lips Tonsils base of tongue Voice box Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Colon Rectum Anus Liver Gallbladder Bile ducts Pancreas Lung Trachea Bronchi Pleura Mediastinum Bone Cartilage Osteosarcoma Ewings sarcoma Skin Melanoma Scalp Lips Hands Feet Muscle Fat Tendon Ligament Blood vessels Connective tissue Sarcoma Angiosarcoma Liposarcoma Lobular Breast Nipple Areola Ductal Vulva Vagina Cervix Uterus Ovary Fallopian tubes Endometrium Prostate Testicles Penis Kidney Ureter Bladder Urethra Eye Brain Spinal cord Thyroid gland Parathyroid Adrenal glands Pituitary gland Pancreas Thymus gland Peritoneum Pericardium Retroperitoneum Mesothelium Blood Bone marrow Lymph nodes Spleen Leukemia databaseType::administrative/claims data dataOwner::Croatian Health Insurance Fund databaseStructure::longitudinal availableVariable::age availableVariable::year availableVariable::diagnosis availableVariable::medical procedures availableVariable::hospital location availableVariable::length of stay availableVariable::number of patients availableVariable::healthcare costs availableVariable::number of drugs availableVariable::number of visits availableVariable::type of patient hasDataDictionary::Data Dictionary: Central Health Information System dataLevel::hospital level numberRecords::unknown dataStart::2010 dataEnd::onwards dataAvailability::publicly available hasDownloadableData::XLS isDatabase hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown