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Data Element Detail

Female (mother)-state of perineum following birth
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040023 v4
Data Element
Data Element
Draft
23-Apr-2013		Current
09-Jul-2013		Superseded
17-Sep-2018
Standard
01-Jul-2013
30-Jun-2018
The type of damage sustained by the perineum during birth.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC)
Perineal status
Postpartum perineal status
Representational Attributes
Numeric Character
Code
N(2)
2
2
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
021st degree laceration/vaginal graze
032nd degree laceration
043rd degree laceration
054th degree laceration
06Episiotomy
98Other perineal laceration, rupture or tear
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

CodeDescription
99Not stated/unknown
Collection and Usage Attributes
Multiple entries of permissible values are allowed.

Code 02 1st degree laceration/vaginal graze
Graze, laceration, rupture or tear of the perineal skin during delivery that may be considered to be slight or that involves one or more of the following structures:
- fourchette
- labia
- vagina
- vulva

Includes previous value 07 Perineal grazes.

Code 03 2nd degree laceration
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear as in Code 02 occurring during delivery, also involving:
- pelvic floor
- perineal muscles
- vaginal muscles

Excludes laceration involving the anal sphincter.

Code 04 3rd degree laceration
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear as in Code 03 occurring during delivery, also involving:
- anal sphincter
- rectovaginal septum
- sphincter not otherwise specified (NOS)

Excludes laceration involving the anal or rectal mucosa.

Code 05 4th degree laceration
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear as in Code 04 occurring during delivery, also involving:
- anal mucosa
- rectal mucosa

Code 06 Episiotomy
Surgical incision into the perineum and vagina to assist delivery.

Code 98 Other perineal laceration, rupture or tear
A type of perineal damage not defined above was sustained during delivery. May include haematoma or unspecified perineal tear.

Code 99 Not Stated/unknown
The type of perineal damage sustained during birth is not stated or unknown.
Queensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC):
If code type = V then:
Validate against list of Perineum damage codes.
Record must exist if Perineal status = 2.
Record must not exist if Perineal status = 1.
In the case of multiple births this data element should be recorded for each baby born.

If a laceration occurred during delivery and an episiotomy was performed, both the degree of laceration and the episiotomy should be recorded. If an episiotomy is performed, the perineum cannot be intact.

While 4th degree laceration is more severe than an episiotomy, this category has not been placed in order of clinical significance within the value domain. Instead, the category has been added to the value domain as a new code rather than modifying the order of the existing permissible values. This approach is consistent with established practice in classifications, wherein a new value domain identifier (or code number) is assigned to any new value meaning that occurs, rather than assigning this new value domain meaning to an existing value domain identifier.

For national reporting of the Female (mother)-postpartum perineal status (NHDD) data element the following mapping occurs:
Code 02 1st degree laceration/vaginal graze is mapped to code 2 1st degree laceration/vaginal graze.
Code 03 2nd degree laceration is mapped to code 3 2nd degree laceration.
Code 04 3rd degree laceration is mapped to code 4 3rd degree laceration.
Code 05 4th degree laceration is mapped to code 7 4th degree laceration.
Code 06 Episiotomy is mapped to code 5 Episiotomy.
Code 98 Other perineal laceration, rupture or tear is mapped to code 88 Other perineal laceration, rupture or tear.
Code 99 Not stated/unknown is mapped to code 99 Not stated/inadequately described.
Perineal laceration (tear) may cause significant maternal morbidity in the postnatal period. Episiotomy is an indicator of management during labour and, to some extent, 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 ElementPerineal status following birthQH 040023 Version 3Superseded
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementFemale (mother)-state of perineum following birthQH 040023 Version 5Current
Is qualified byData ElementData ElementFemale (mother)-perineal damage during birth indicatorQH 041678 Version 1Current
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 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201330-Jun-2018
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Mother Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2016-2017QH 020321 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201630-Jun-2017
Data Supply RequirementHHS Service AgreementQueensland Perinatal Data Collection (QPDC) Mother Data Supply Requirement (DSR) 2017-2018QH 020354 Version 1ConditionalSuperseded01-Jul-201730-Jun-2018
Source and Reference Attributes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
METeOR data element: Female (mother)-postpartum perineal status, code N[N], identifier 423659, Health standard 07/02/2013 https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/423659/meteorItemView/long
CRDI; CRDI QPDC; Perineal status; Perineum;