Grommet

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	562346
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014
Definition:	A small, plastic tube inserted through the tympanic membrane into the middle ear to assist in preventing infection.

Source and reference attributes
Reference documents:	Macquarie Dictionary, Sixth Edition, October 2013. NSW, viewed 03/03/2014, http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/features/ word/search/?word=grommet&search_word_type=Dictionary
Relational attributes
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Closing the Gap/Child Health Check Initiative: Ear, nose and throat operation summary form DSS Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 Ear diagnosis cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 Myringotomy cluster Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 Patient—ear grommet indicator Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 Patient—ear grommet indicator, yes/no code N Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 Patient—ear grommet status Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 Patient—ear grommet status, code N Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 Patient—remove tubes indicator, yes/no code N Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 Patient—type of grommet Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 Patient—type of grommet, text X[X(99)] Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 Status of ear grommet code N Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 Stronger Futures Northern Territory: Ear, nose and throat (ENT) services DSS, 2012 Indigenous, Standard 05/09/2014 Type of grommet Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017