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Definition

A code set representing the type of anaesthesia administered.

Representation

Data Type Number
Format N
Maximum character length 1

Values

Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 None
2 Local anaesthetic to perineum
3 Pudendal
4 Epidural or caudal
5 Spinal
6 General anaesthetic
7 Combined spinal-epidural
8 Other
Supplementary Values 9 Not stated/inadequately described

References

Related content

Relation Count
Data Elements implementing this Value Domain 1