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Episode of admitted patient care (antenatal)—length of stay (including leave days), total N[NN]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Data Element
Short name:Length of stay (antenatal)
METeOR identifier:269984
Registration status:Health, Superseded 04/07/2007
Definition:

The antenatal length of stay of a patient, including leave days, measured in days.

Context:Perinatal
Data Element Concept:Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (including leave days)

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Total
Data type:Number
Format:N[NN]
Maximum character length:3
Unit of measure:Day

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Formula:

antenatal LOS = baby's Date of birth - mother's Admission date

Antenatal length of stay refers only to the admission associated with the birth.

The calculation is inclusive of the day of admission of the mother and the day of birth of the baby and includes any leave days.

Total contracted days are included in the length of stay.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:

National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012

Has been superseded by Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (including leave days) (antenatal), total N[NN] Health, Standard 04/07/2007

Supersedes Length of stay (antenatal), version 1, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.8 KB)

Is formed using Person—date of birth, DDMMYYYY Community Services, Standard 25/08/2005, Housing assistance, Standard 20/06/2005, Health, Standard 04/05/2005, Early Childhood, Standard 21/05/2010, Homelessness, Standard 23/08/2010, Tasmanian Health, Draft 23/07/2012, WA Health, Draft 23/08/2012, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012, Indigenous, Draft 18/10/2012

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