Patient—colorectal polyps found in colon indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Polyps found in colon indicator
METEOR identifier:	530230
Registration status:	Health, Standard 29/08/2014
Definition:	An indicator of whether colorectal polyps were found in the patient's colon, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Patient—colorectal polyps found in colon indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Boolean

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes

To be recorded when colorectal polyps are found in a person's colon.

This means there are abnormalities in a person's colon. As most bowel cancers are known to initiate from polyps (Cappell 2005), more tests and potential removal may be necessary.

CODE 2 No

To be recorded when no colorectal polyps are found in a person's colon.

This means there are no abnormalities in a person's colon and the person is unlikely to have bowel cancer.

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:

Cappell MS 2005. The pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of colon cancer and adenomatous polyps. Medical Clinics of North America 89(1):1-42.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Implementation in Indicators:

Used as Numerator

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 05a-Adenoma detection rate Health, Standard 06/09/2018

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: PI 05b-Positive predictive value of diagnostic assessment for detecting adenoma Health, Standard 06/09/2018