CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES

HEALTH SYSTEM INDICATORS

Available indicators

Aggregate bed-day rate: sum of days in one year spent in hospital for stroke. ICD codes: ICD-9 430-438 ; ICD-10 I60 - I69, G45

Mean length of stay: mean number of days spent in hospital per patient. ICD codes: ICD-9 430-438;  ICD-10 I60-I69, G45

Short-term implementation

Brain imaging per population: number of CT-scans (Computerized axial Tomography of head) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging of brain and brainstem) per 100,000 population. ICD codes: CT-scan (ICD-9-CM 87.03) ; MRI (ICD-9CM 88.91)

Median length of stay for cerebrovascular diseases: median number of days spent in hospital per patient. ICD codes: ICD-9 430-438 ; ICD-10 I60-I69, G45

Long-term implementation

Stroke units per population: number of stroke units per 100,000 population (a stroke unit is a pool of dedicated human and technological resources used in the treatment of stroke)