AAA_rupture_audit

Methods - initial case ascertainment The national inpatients dataset held by PHS (known as SMR01) will be searched for any males, of age 65 and older, who have presented with a ruptured aneurysm (ICD10 codes I71.3, I71.4, I71.5, I71.6, I71.8, and I71.9). National Records of Scotland (NRS) death records will be searched for males, age 65 and older, with a ruptured aneurysm in any position on the death certificate. CHI number will be used to link these two datasets, keeping only one record per patient. The search will be carried out for hospital admissions and/or deaths from 1st June 2021 to 31st May 2022.