Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (excluding leave days), total N[NN]
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Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Length of stay |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 269982 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | The length of stay of a patient, excluding leave days, measured in days. |
Data Element Concept: | Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (excluding leave days) |
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Representation class:![]() | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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Data type:![]() | Number | ||||||||||||||||
Format:![]() | N[NN] | ||||||||||||||||
Maximum character length:![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Unit of measure:![]() | Day | ||||||||||||||||
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Guide for use:![]() | Formula: LOS = Separation date - Admission date - Total leave days The calculation is inclusive of admission and separation dates. | ||||||||||||||||
Comments:![]() | Perinatal length of stay metadata items include leave days and so are not included in this metadata item. | ||||||||||||||||
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Origin:![]() | National Health Data Committee | ||||||||||||||||
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Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes ![]() Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY
Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—number of leave days, total N[NN]
Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—number of leave periods, total N[N]
Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() All attributes + |
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