Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered, code N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
|---|---|
| Short name: | Type of anaesthesia administered during a birth event |
| METEOR identifier: | 422383 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
| Definition: | The type of anaesthesia administered to a woman during a birth event, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered |
| Value Domain: | Type of birth anaesthesia administered code N[N] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N[N] | |
| Maximum character length: | 2 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 2 | Local anaesthetic to perineum |
| 3 | Pudendal block | |
| 4 | Epidural or caudal block | |
| 5 | Spinal block | |
| 6 | General anaesthesia | |
| 7 | Combined spinal-epidural block | |
| 88 | Other anaesthesia | |
| Supplementary values: | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 7 Combined spinal-epidural block The spinal-epidural block combines the benefits of rapid action of a spinal block and the flexibility of an epidural block. An epidural catheter inserted during the technique enables the provision of long-lasting analgesia with the ability to titrate the dose for the desired effect. CODE 88 Other anaesthesia May include parenteral opioids and nitrous oxide. |
|---|---|
| Comments: | Note: Code 1, which had a meaning in previous versions of the data standard, is no longer used. As is good practice, the code will not be reused. |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | This data element should be used in conjunction with the data element: Birth event—anaesthesia administered indicator, yes/no code N to obtain information on if anaesthesia was administered to a woman during the birth event. |
|---|---|
| Collection methods: | More than one technique can be recorded. Code 7 cannot be recorded if Code 4 and Code 5 have already been recorded. This data element should be recorded for operative or instrumental delivery of the baby only. It does not include the removal of the placenta. |
| Comments: | Anaesthetic use may affect the health status of the baby and is an indicator of obstetric intervention. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Birth event—anaesthesia administered, code N Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Has been superseded by Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered, code N[N] Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 See also Birth event—anaesthesia administered indicator, yes/no code N Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | |
| Implementation in Indicators: | National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 09–General anaesthetic for females giving birth by caesarean section, 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 09–General anaesthetic for females giving birth by caesarean section, 2019 Health, Superseded 16/09/2020 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 09–General anaesthetic for females giving birth by caesarean section, 2020 Health, Superseded 17/12/2021
Used as Numerator
National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 09-General anaesthetic for women giving birth by caesarean section (2013) Health, Superseded 02/02/2016 National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 09—General anaesthetic for women giving birth by caesarean section (2016) Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
Used as Denominator
National Core Maternity Indicators: PI 09–General anaesthetic for females giving birth by caesarean section, 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019 |