Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Property |
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METEOR identifier: | 530289 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 29/08/2014 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether one or more colorectal polyps found are greater than or equal to 10 millimeters (mm). A colorectal polyp is a small growth of colon tissue that protrudes into the colonic or rectal lumen. It is are usually asymptomatic, but sometimes it causes visible rectal bleeding, and, rarely, other symptoms. |
Property group: | Illness and/or Injury event |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Reference documents: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013. National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Monitoring report July 2011–June 2012. Cancer series no. 75. Cat. no. CAN 71. Canberra: AIHW. |
Relational attributes | |
Data Element Concepts implementing this property: | Patient—colorectal polyps greater than or equal to 10 mm indicator Health, Standard 29/08/2014 |