Person—lung cancer diagnostic procedure type, code N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Diagnostic procedure type (lung cancer) |
Synonymous names: | Investigations |
METEOR identifier: | 431734 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Definition: | The type of medical procedure performed to confirm the diagnosis and determine the stage of lung cancer, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—diagnostic procedure type |
Value Domain: | Lung cancer diagnostic procedure type code N[N] |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record the code for each diagnostic procedure performed for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia. |
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Reference documents: | The NHS Information Centre, National Health Service (UK) 11 August 2003. Cancer data manual-lung cancer appendix version 4. Viewed 22 February 2011, http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/Services/Datasets/ |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record the type of medical procedures performed to confirm the diagnosis and determine the stage of lung cancer. This includes different forms of tissue biopsy and internal examinations and excludes medical imaging. Where applicable this item can be recorded multiple times. |
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Collection methods: | This information should be sought from the patient's medical record. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
Reference documents: | The NHS Information Centre, National Health Service (UK) 11 August 2003. Cancer data manual-lung cancer appendix version 4. Viewed 22 February 2011, http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/Services/Datasets/cANCER/applung.doc |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Person—diagnostic imaging type, lung cancer code N[N] Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Lung cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 14/05/2015 Lung cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
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