Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Main indication for caesarean section |
METEOR identifier: | 668868 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
Definition: | The main indication for a caesarean section being performed during a birth event, as represented by a code. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Birth event—main indication for caesarean section |
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METEOR identifier: | 680221 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
Definition: | The main indication for a caesarean section being performed during a birth event. |
Object class: | Birth event |
Property: | Main indication for caesarean section |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Indication for caesarean section code N[N] |
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METEOR identifier: | 668862 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
Definition: | A code set representing indications for a caesarean section. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This data element records the main indication for performing a caesarean section. Only one code may be selected. |
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Collection methods: | The main indication should be the indication that the clinician attending the birth determines to be the main reason for the caesarean section being performed. It should be determined at the time of delivery and not revised later or selected based on information that becomes available after delivery such as results of tests or procedures. |
Comments: | Codes 4 to 9 have been omitted as they are no longer in use. For information about their meaning in previous data elements, see superseded versions. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Perinatal Data Development Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Birth event—main indication for caesarean section, code N[N] Health, Superseded 02/08/2017 Has been superseded by Birth event—main indication for caesarean section, code N[N] Health, Superseded 03/12/2020 See also Birth event—additional indication for caesarean section, code N[N] Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 See also Birth event—birth method, code N Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Perinatal NBEDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Conditional obligation: This data element is to be recorded if the response to Birth event—birth method, code N is Code 4, Caesarean section. |