Patient—intention of treatment, code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Intention of treatment |
| METEOR identifier: | 448134 |
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| Definition: | The reason treatment is provided to a patient, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Patient—intention of treatment |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Prophylactic This code is used for treatment to prevent the occurrence or spread of disease. CODE 2 Curative This code is used when treatment is given for control of the disease. CODE 3 Palliative This code is used when treatment is given primarily for the purpose of pain control. Other benefits of the treatment are considered secondary contributions to quality of life. CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is used when treatment was administered and the intention was not stated or was inadequately described. This code is not intended for use in primary data collection but can be assigned for reporting purposes where there is missing data. | ||||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Patient—intention of treatment, code N
See also Person with cancer—intention of treatment, code AAA
See also Person with cancer—intention of treatment, code AAA
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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