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Type of database: administrative/claims data.
Primary Purpose: Store administrative information about hospital discharges in all national public or private hospitals.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Ministry of Health.
Type of information: longitudinal. diagnosis, region, medical procedures, length of stay, hospital location, hospital discharges, age, sex, type of medical activity, type of patient discharge, year. Click here to learn more.
Available type of information: diagnosis, region, medical procedures, length of stay, hospital location, hospital discharges, age, sex, type of medical activity,
type of patient discharge, year. Click here to learn more.
Source of Information: Information is sent to the SDO via form by public and private healthcare providers.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: regional level and national level.
Number of Records: 98.9% of institutions covered as of 2020.
Date Range: 2001 onwards.
Cancer areas of interest: C00-C97: All cancer types. Click here to learn more.
Data access: partially publicly available. Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the formats XLSL, PDF, ODS. Instructions to request data for restricted content click here to access.
Contact information: Click here to access.
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::Ministry of Health
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::region
hasVariable::medical procedures
hasVariable::length of stay
hasVariable::hospital location
hasVariable::hospital discharges
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::type of medical activity
hasVariable::type of patient discharge
hasVariable::year
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::region
availableVariable::medical procedures
availableVariable::length of stay
availableVariable::hospital location
availableVariable::hospital discharges
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::type of medical activity
availableVariable::type of patient discharge
availableVariable::year
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::regional level
availableDataLevel::national level
dataStart::2001
dataEnd::onwards
hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::XLSL
hasDownloadableData::PDF
hasDownloadableData::ODS
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.salute.gov.it/portale/ministro/p4_10.jsp?lingua=italiano&label=trasparenza click here to access
isDatabase
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
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
