Definition
The type of pharmacotherapy prescribed to a person in hospital for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson with acute coronary syndrome—pharmacotherapy type prescribed in hospital
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Object ClassPerson with acute coronary syndrome
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PropertyPharmacotherapy type prescribed in hospital
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Value DomainAcute coronary syndrome pharmacotherapy type prescribed in hospital code N[N]
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Acute coronary syndrome pharmacotherapy type prescribed in hospital code N[N] ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N[N] |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Aspirin | ||
| 2 | Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor | |||
| 3 | Angiotensin II receptor blocker | |||
| 4 | Antithrombin | |||
| 5 | Beta-blocker | |||
| 6 | Clopidogrel | |||
| 7 | Fibrinolytic | |||
| 8 | Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist | |||
| 9 | Statin | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Comments
Guide for use:
A person may be prescribed one or more type of medication for acute coronary syndromes. Therefore more than one code may be recorded.
The purpose of this data element is to collect information on the prescription of pharmacotherapy recommended for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes in the national guidelines. Additional information on the specific drug types prescribed is not required for this quality purpose.
The health service may choose to collect additional information on the specific drug types prescribed within each of the core pharmacotherapies.
References
National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006. Med J Aust 2006; 184; S1-S32. © MJA 2006
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This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.