Person—renal disease therapy, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Renal disease therapy
METEOR identifier:	270264
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:	The therapy the person is receiving for renal disease, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—renal disease therapy

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Drugs for modification of renal disease
2	Drugs for treatment of complications of renal disease
3	Peritoneal dialysis
4	Haemodialysis
5	Functioning renal transplant

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Drugs for modification of renal disease

This code is used to indicate drugs for modification of renal disease, includes drugs intended to slow progression of renal failure. Examples include antiproteinurics such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ATRA) and immunosuppressants.

CODE 2 Drugs for treatment of complications of renal disease

This code is used to indicate drugs for the treatment of the complications of renal disease. Examples include antihypertensive agents and drugs that are intended to correct biochemical imbalances caused by renal disease (e.g. loop diuretics, ACEI, erythropoietin, calcitriol, etc).

CODE 3 Peritoneal dialysis

This code is used to indicate peritoneal dialysis, chronic peritoneal dialysis, delivered at home, at a dialysis satellite centre or in hospital.

CODE 4 Haemodialysis

This code is used to indicate haemodialysis, chronic haemodialysis delivered at home, at a dialysis satellite centre or in hospital.

CODE 5 Functioning renal transplant

This code is used to indicate functioning renal transplant, the presence of a functioning renal transplant.