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Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040157 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
15-Jan-1998
Standard
01-Jul-1992
30-Jun-2007
The disease or condition present in either the fetus, neonate or mother which, in the opinion of the certifier, was the single underlying cause of the perinatal death, (i.e. the disease or condition which initiated the train of events which lead to death).
Perinatal deaths
Underlying cause of perinatal death (ICD-10)
Representational Attributes
Alphanumeric
Code
ANN[N]
3
4
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

A valid International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code from the Corporate Reference Data System (CRDS) maintained by Statistical Standards and Strategies, Statistical Services Branch (SSB).
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Examples can be found in "Cause of Death Certification - a booklet for the guidance of medical practitioners in completing medical certificates of cause of death in Australia" published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
Perinatal death information is obtained from the Medical Certificate of Cause of Perinatal Death (Form T) from the Registrar General.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementPerinatal death-underlying cause of death code (ICD-10-AM)QH 040157 Version 2Draft
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-199230-Jun-2007
Source and Reference Attributes