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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Postpartum complication |
METEOR identifier: | 361067 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 |
Definition: | Medical and obstetric complications of the mother occurring during the postnatal period up to the time of separation from care, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Birth event—complication (postpartum) |
Value Domain: | Pregnancy/childbirth and puerperium code (ICD-10-AM 6th edn) ANN{.N[N]} |
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Classification scheme: | International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification 6th edition | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | String | |
Format: | ANN{.N[N]} | |
Maximum character length: | 6 |
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Guide for use: | Complications and conditions should be coded within the Pregnancy, Childbirth, Puerperium chapter 15 of Volume 1, ICD-10-AM. |
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Guide for use: | There is no arbitrary limit on the number of conditions specified. |
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Comments: | Examples of such conditions include postpartum haemorrhage, retained placenta, puerperal infections, puerperal psychosis, essential hypertension, psychiatric disorders, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, cardiac disease and chronic renal disease. Complications of the puerperal period may cause maternal morbidity, and occasionally death, and may be an important factor in prolonging the duration of hospitalisation after childbirth. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Origin: | International Classification of Diseases - 10th Revision, Australian Modification (6th Edition 2005) National Centre for Classification in Health, Sydney. |
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Related metadata references: | Supersedes Birth event—complication (postpartum), code (ICD-10-AM 5th edn) ANN{.N[N]} Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 Has been superseded by Birth event—complication (postpartum), code (ICD-10-AM 7th edn) ANN{.N[N]} Health, Standard 22/12/2009 |