2-011 - Urgency category

Item nameUrgency category
epiCentre nameUrgency
DefinitionRecord of the urgency category assigned to the patient by the pain management service.
UsageThis variable was designed to allow PMS to categorise patients by urgency. Note however that some services have indicated that they use this variable to categorise patients on a different measure. It is therefore recommended that researchers interpret results using this variable with caution.
ID2-011
Mandatory
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SourceePPOC
Business rules

Nil

Dependencies
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Data typeNumeric code set
FormatN[N]
Maximum length2
Data domain
CodeDescription
1Low
2Moderate
3High
ConditionsNil
Level

Patient

Derived item
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Derived byNot applicable
NotesFormat and data length are longer than specified code set to account for supplementary values.