Type of labour analgesia administered code N[N]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Value Domain |
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| METEOR identifier: | 732669 |
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| Definition: | A code set representing the type of analgesia administered during labour. |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||||
| Format: | N[N] | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 6 Systemic opioids Includes intramuscular and intravenous opioids. CODE 7 Combined spinal-epidural block The spinal-epidural block combines the benefits of rapid action of a spinal block and the flexibility of an epidural block. An epidural catheter inserted during the technique enables the provision of long-lasting analgesia with the ability to titrate the dose for the desired effect. CODE 88 Other analgesia Includes all non-narcotic oral analgesia and non-pharmacological methods such as hypnosis, acupuncture, massage, relaxation techniques, temperature regulation and aromatherapy. |
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| Comments: | Code 1 (None) and Code 3 (Intra-muscular narcotics) have been omitted as these codes 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 For information about their meaning in previous data elements, see superseded versions.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 |
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Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Type of labour analgesia administered code N[N]
Supersedes Type of labour analgesia administered code N[N]
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| Data elements implementing this value domain: | Birth event—type of analgesia administered, code N[N]
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