Patient—site of hearing loss, code N
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Site of hearing loss |
| METEOR identifier: | 502841 |
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| Definition: | The site of the hearing loss diagnosed in a patient, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Patient—Site of hearing loss |
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| Representation class: | Code | |||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | |||||||||
| Format: | N | |||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |||||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | ||||||||||
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Unilateral Hearing loss present in one ear. CODE 2 Bilateral Hearing loss present in both ears. CODE 3 Sound field Is used to assess hearing in children aged between 9 months and 3 years and results are obtained in a sound field where both ears are presented to test stimulus simultaneously through a calibrated speaker. | |||||||||
Source and reference attributes | ||||||||||
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |||||||||
| Reference documents: | AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2011. Ear and hearing health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory 2011. Cat. no. IHW 60. Canberra: AIHW. http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=10737420423 | |||||||||
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| Guide for use: | Only one value can be selected. | |||||||||
Source and reference attributes | ||||||||||
| Steward: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |||||||||
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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