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Person—bleeding episode status, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Bleeding episode using TIMI criteria (status)

METeOR identifier:

356725

Registration status:

Health, Standard 01/10/2008

Definition:

A person's episode of bleeding as described by the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) criteria, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Person—bleeding episode status

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Major
2	Minor
3	Non TIMI bleeding

Supplementary values:

9	Not stated/inadequately described

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Note in calculating the fall in haemoglobin or haematocrit, transfusion of whole blood or packed red blood cells is counted as 1g/dl (0.1g/l) haemoglobin or 3% absolute haematocrit.

CODE 1 Major

Overt clinical bleeding (or documented intracranial or retroperitoneal haemorrhage) associated with a drop in haemoglobin of greater than 5g/dl (0.5g/l) or a haematocrit of greater than 15% (absolute).

CODE 2 Minor

Overt clinical bleeding associated with a fall in haemoglobin of 3 or less than or equal to 5g/dl (0.5g/l) or a haematocrit of 9% to less than or equal to 15% (absolute).

CODE 3 Non TIMI Bleeding

Bleeding event that does not meet the major or minor definition.

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Acute coronary syndrome data working group

Origin:

Rao AK, Pratt C, Berke A, et al. Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Trial, phase I: hemorrhagic manifestations and changes in plasma fibrinogen and the fibrinolytic system in patients with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and streptokinase. J Am Coll Cardiol 1988; 11:1-11.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

See also Person with acute coronary syndrome—bleeding location, instrumented code N(N) Health, Standard 01/10/2008

Supersedes Person—bleeding episode status, code N Health, Superseded 01/10/2008

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 01/09/2012

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 02/05/2013

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS 2013- Health, Standard 02/05/2013

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013