Cancer treatment—treatment complication type, cancer-related primary surgery complication type code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Surgical treatment complication type
Synonymous names:	Critical event type
METEOR identifier:	424310
Registration status:	Health, Standard 08/05/2014
Definition:	The type of treatment complication/s arising within 30 days of undergoing surgical treatment for cancer, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Cancer treatment—treatment complication type

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

N[N]

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Unplanned return to theatre
2	Death within 30 days of surgery
3	Post-operative fistula
4	Intra-operative haemorrhage (greater than 6 units of transfusion)
5	Pulmonary embolism
6	Unplanned transfer to intensive care unit (ICU)
7	Post-operative stay greater than 21 days
88	Other complication or critical event

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
98	Unknown
99	Not stated/inadequately described

Submitting organisation:

Cancer Australia

Reference documents:

Gynaecology Oncology Subspecialty Practice Improvement Critical Project (GO SPICE)

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG).

Guide for use:

Record the type of any treatment complications that occur within 30 days of primary surgery. If multiple events occur, all events should be recorded.

Collection methods:

Collect from medical records.

Submitting organisation:

Cancer Australia

Reference documents:

Gynaecology Oncology Subspecialty Practice Improvement Critical Project (GO SPICE)

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

DSS specific attributes +
*Conditional obligation:* This data element is to be recorded when Cancer treatment—primary surgical treatment complication indicator, yes/no/unknown code N indicates the presence of a treatment complication.

DSS specific attributes +
*Conditional obligation:* This data element is to be recorded when Cancer treatment—primary surgical treatment complication indicator, yes/no/unknown code N indicates the presence of a treatment complication.