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Person—units of blood transfused, total N[NNN]

Definition

The total number of units of blood that a person has received, either whole blood or packed red blood cells.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—units of blood transfused, total N[NNN]

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total blood units N[NNN] ".
Data Type Number
Format N[NNN]
Maximum character length 4
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Supplementary Values 9999 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Guide for use:
Platelet transfusions or transfusions of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) should not be included in the total.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
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As a denominator in an Indicator 0
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