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Data Element Detail

Analgesia administered during labour/delivery
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040751 v3
Data Element
Data Element
Current
13-Apr-2006		Superseded
30-Jun-2007
Standard
01-Jul-2006
30-Jun-2007
Agents administered to the mother by injection or inhalation to relieve pain during labour and delivery.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Analgesia administered during labour/delivery
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Code
N(2)
2
2
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
01None
02Nitrous oxide
04Epidural
05Spinal
07Caudal
08Systemic opioid
10Combined Spinal - Epidural
19Other
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
99Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Code 08 Systemic opioid includes intramuscular (IM) and intravenous (IV) narcotics.
The use of analgesia may influence the duration of labour, may affect the health status of the baby and is an indicator of obstetric intervention.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
SupersedesData ElementData ElementAnalgesia administered during labour/deliveryQH 040751 Version 2Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementBirth event-pharmacological analgesia typeQH 040751 Version 4Superseded
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData CollectionQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)QH 020003 Version 1MandatorySuperseded01-Jul-200630-Jun-2007
Source and Reference Attributes
Analgesia; Labour;