Non-instrumented bleeding location code N(N)

Type: Value Domain
Identifiers: UUID - 6933c6bc-158c-11e7-803e-0242ac110017; meteor:meteor/372010/
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Stewardship Organisation: Aristotle Demo Organisation
Endorsed by: Health : Standard on Oct. 1, 2008

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Created: 08 March 2015
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Definition

A code set representing the location of bleeding arising from a non-instrumented site.

	Value	Meaning	Start Date	End Date
Permissible Values	1	Gastrointestinal site	None	None
	2	Genitourinary site	None	None
	3	Intracranial site	None	None
	4	Pulmonary site	None	None
	5	Pericardial site	None	None
	6	Other site(s)	None	None
	7	Unidentified site	None	None
Supplementary Values	99	Not stated/inadequately described	None	None

Guide for use:

NOTE: Excludes bleeding arising from instrumented sites.

CODE 1 Gastrointestinal site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the gastrointestinal area.

CODE 2 Genitourinary site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the genitourinary area.

CODE 3 Intracranial site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from an intracranial site.

CODE 4 Pulmonary site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from a pulmonary site.

CODE 5 Pericardial site

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from the pericardium.

CODE 6 Other site(s)

Use this code when the person's spontaneous bleeding is originating from a site not listed in codes 1-5.

CODE 7 Unidentified site

Use this code when the person has a fall in haemoglobin without an identifiable spontaneous site of bleeding.

CODE 99 Not stated/inadequately described

Not for use in primary data collections.