Patient—pre-operative ear health diagnosis, code N[N]

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1   Normal

Free from any ear condition.

CODE 2   Chronic otitis media (COM)

Chronic otitis medias refers to a variety of signs, symptoms, and physical findings that result from the long-term damage to the middle ear by infection or inflammation.

CODE 3   Otitis media with effusion (OME)

Otitis media with effusion refers to the presence of intact tympanic membrane and middle ear fluid without symptoms or signs of infection.

CODE 4  Acute otitis media (AOM)

Acute otitis media refers to the presence of suppurative (infected) middle ear fluid with intact bulging or recent discharge and or bulging tympanic membrane.

CODE 5   Acute otitis media (AOM) with perforation

Acute otitis media with perforation refers to the presence of a perforated tympanic membrane where suppurative (infected) middle ear fluid or recent discharge is present.

CODE 6   Other ear health diagnosis

A diagnosis other than those separately identified.

CODE 98   Unknown

This code is used when the data is invalid.

CODE 99   Not stated/inadequately described

This code is used when the data is missing.

Source and reference attributes

Department of Health

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

If Code 6 'Other ear health diagnosis' is selected the data element Patient—pre-operative ear health diagnosis, text X[X(99)] should also be completed.

Source and reference attributes

Department of Health

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes