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Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered, code N[N]

Definition

The type of anaesthesia administered to a woman during a birth event, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Birth event—type of anaesthesia administered, code N[N]

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Type of birth anaesthesia administered code N[N] ".
Data Type Number
Format N[N]
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 2 Local anaesthetic to perineum
3 Pudendal block
4 Epidural or caudal block
5 Spinal block
6 General anaesthesia
7 Combined spinal-epidural block
88 Other anaesthesia
Supplementary Values 99 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Guide for use:

This data element should be used in conjunction with the data element: Birth event—anaesthesia administered indicator, yes/no code N to obtain information on if anaesthesia was administered to a woman during the birth event.

Comments:

Anaesthetic use may affect the health status of the baby and is an indicator of obstetric intervention.

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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Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 2
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 1
As a denominator in an Indicator 1
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 1