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Type of database: administrative/claims data.
Primary purpose: Collect and make available information regarding the use of resources related to inpatient care. Click here to learn more.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) and Administração Central do Sistema de saúde (ACSS).
Type of information: longitudinal. length of stay, medical procedures, diagnosis, type of medical activity, types of beds, devices, type of patient discharge, types of visits, year, sex, age, place of residence, hospital location.
Data dictionary: Hospital Morbidity Database
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Available type of information: hospital discharges, number of beds, number of visits, length of stay, and number of patients by year, hospital location, diagnosis, type of medical activity, types of beds, medical procedures, devices, type of patient discharge, types of visits. Click here to learn more.
Source of information: Portugal's hospitals.
Data level: patient level.
Available data level: hospital level and national level.
Number of records: unknown.
Date range: 1993 onwards (restricted access); 2011-2014 (open access).
Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms.
Cancer Areas of Interest: Hospital Morbidity Database.
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Data access: partially publicly available. Tables: Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the XLSX format. Instructions to request data for restricted content: click here to access. Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed.
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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::Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS)
dataOwner::Administração Central do Sistema de saúde (ACSS)
databaseStructure::longitudinal
hasVariable::length of stay
hasVariable::medical procedures
hasVariable::diagnosis
hasVariable::type of medical activity
hasVariable::types of beds
hasVariable::devices
hasVariable::type of patient discharge
hasVariable::types of visits
hasVariable::year
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::age
hasVariable::place of residence
hasVariable::hospital location
hasDataDictionary::Data dictionary: Hospital Morbidity Database
availableVariable::hospital discharges
availableVariable::number of beds
availableVariable::number of visits
availableVariable::length of stay
availableVariable::number of patients
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::hospital location
availableVariable::diagnosis
availableVariable::type of medical activity
availableVariable::types of beds
availableVariable::medical procedures
availableVariable::devices
availableVariable::type of patient discharge
availableVariable::types of visits
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::hospital level
availableDataLevel::national level
numberRecords::unknown
dataStart::1993
dataEnd::onwards
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::XLSX
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.acss.min-saude.pt/2017/09/18/pedido_informacao/ click here to access
hasGrantRequirement::Data requires a grant proposal to be accessed
isDatabase
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
