Pre-operative diagnosis cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Set Specification
METEOR identifier:	567842
Registration status:	Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017
DSS type:	Data Element Cluster
Scope:	The Pre-operative diagnosis cluster defines information relating to the health of a patient's ear prior to surgery.

Guide for use:

Pre-operative diagnosis information may be completed twice, once for the left ear and once for the right ear.

Submitting organisation:

Department of Health

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Steward:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Seq No.	Metadata item	Obligation	Max occurs
1	Patient—pre-operative ear health diagnosis, code N[N]	Mandatory	1
2	Patient—pre-operative ear health diagnosis, text X[X(99)] *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on an 'Other ear health diagnosis' response to Patient—pre-operative ear health diagnosis, code N[N]. *DSS specific information:* This data element is used to record the health-care professional's comments about a patient's pre-operative ear health diagnosis.	Conditional	1
3	Patient—chronic otitis media type, code N[N] *Conditional obligation:* Conditional on a 'Chronic Otitis Media (COM)' response to Patient—pre-operative ear health diagnosis, code N[N].	Conditional	1