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Apgar score (5 minutes)

Identifying and Definitional Attributes

Identifier & Version

QH 040063 v1

Metadata Item Type

Data Element

Data Element Type

Data Element

Approval Status

Current
15-Jan-1998

Superseded
15-Mar-2021

Approval Type

Standard

Approving Authority

Effective From

01-Jan-1987

Effective To

30-Jun-2019

Definition

Numerical score used to evaluate the baby's condition at 5 minutes after birth.

Context

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)

Short Name

Apgar score at 5 minutes

Name in Other Contexts

Representational Attributes

Datatype

Numeric Character

Representation Class

Code

Format

N(2)

Minimum Character Length

Maximum Character Length

Permissible Values

Permissible_values


Numeric codes in range 00 to 10

Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

Code	Description
99	Not stated/unknown

Collection and Usage Attributes

Guide for Use

The score is based on the five characteristics of heart rate, respiratory condition, muscle tone, reflexes and colour of a liveborn baby. The maximum or best score being 10.

New

Verification Rules

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Must not be blank.
Must be less than 11 or 99.
Must be 00 if Birth-birth status is code 2 Stillbirth (fetal death).

Collection Methods

Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
The Not stated/unknown code should only be assigned internally by QPDC.
This item is not applicable for stillbirths, record as 00.

Comments

This data element is required to analyse pregnancy outcome, particularly after complications of pregnancy, labour and birth. The apgar score is an indicator of the health of a baby.

Relational Attributes

Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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View	Relationship	Metadata Item Type	Metadata Item Subtype	Name	Identifier & Version	Approval Status
	Has been superseded by	Data Element	Data Element	Product of birth-Apgar score at 5 minutes	QH 040063 Version 2	Current
	Is used in conjunction with	Data Element	Data Element	Apgar score (1 minute)	QH 040062 Version 1	Superseded

Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

1 - 4

Metadata Item Type	Metadata Item Subtype	Name	Identifer & Version	Obligation	Approval Status	Effective From	Effective To
Information Asset	Data Collection	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)	QH 020003 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jan-1987	30-Jun-2019
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017	QH 020355 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jul-2016	30-Jun-2018
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018	QH 020358 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jul-2017	30-Jun-2018
Data Supply Requirement	HHS Service Agreement	Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Baby Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2018-2019	QH 020449 Version 1	Mandatory	Superseded	01-Jul-2018	30-Jun-2019

Data Quality Declaration

Source and Reference Attributes

Source Organisation

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Source Document

METeOR data element: Birth-Apgar score (at 5 minutes), code NN, Identifier 269989, Health standard 01/03/2005 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/269989/meteorItemView/long

Keywords

Apgar; CRDI; CRDI QPDC;