Organ procurement–posthumous

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term711000
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 03/04/2019
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 19/06/2020
Definition:Help on this term

An activity undertaken by hospitals in which human tissue is procured for the purpose of transplantation from a donor whose brain function or circulation of blood has permanently stopped.

Context:Help on this term

Hospital activity.

Collection and usage attributes

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This activity is not regarded as care or treatment of an admitted patient, but is registered by the hospital. Any diagnoses and procedures related to this activity, including mechanical ventilation and tissue procurement, are recorded in accordance with the relevant ICD-10-AM Australian coding standards.

Declarations of brain and cardiac death are made in accordance with relevant state/territory legislation.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Organ procurement–posthumous
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 03/04/2019
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Incomplete 17/10/2012
  • Tasmanian Health, Superseded 19/06/2020
Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Admitted patient care NBEDS 2020-21
  • Health, Superseded 05/02/2021
Admitted patient care NBEDS 2021-22
  • Health, Superseded 17/12/2021
Admitted patient care NBEDS 2022–23
  • Health, Standard 17/12/2021
Admitted patient care NBEDS 2023–24
  • Health, Recorded 11/08/2022
Admitted patient care NBEDS 2023–24
  • Health, Recorded 11/08/2022
Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21
  • Health, Superseded 05/02/2021
Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23
  • Health, Standard 20/10/2021
Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23
  • Health, Standard 20/10/2021
Admitted patient care NMDS 2023–24
  • Health, Recorded 11/08/2022
Admitted patient care NMDS 2023–24
  • Health, Recorded 11/08/2022
Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2021–22
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2022–23
  • Health, Standard 20/10/2021
Establishment—number of hospital patient days under Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection surveillance, total days N[NNNNN]
  • Health, Standard 10/06/2022
Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2021–
  • Health, Standard 10/06/2022
Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2021–
  • Health, Standard 10/06/2022
Hospital service—care type
  • Health, Standard 03/04/2019
Hospital service—care type, code N[N]
  • Health, Standard 03/04/2019