CRITICAL CARE LEVEL
The level of critical care provided during a Hospital Provider Spell.
Description
The level of critical care provided during a Hospital Provider Spell.
References: Comprehensive Critical Care: a review of adult critical care services, Department of Health and Social Care May 2000 and Levels of critical care for adult PATIENTS, Intensive Care Society 2002.
National Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 00 |
Level 0 (Patients whose needs can be met through normal WARD care in an acute hospital) |
| 01 |
Level 1 (PATIENTS at risk of their condition deteriorating, or those recently relocated from higher levels of care, whose needs can be met on an acute WARD with additional advice and support from the critical care team.) |
| 02 |
Level 2 (PATIENTS requiring more detailed observation or intervention including support for a single failing organ system or post-operative care and those 'stepping down' from higher levels of care.) |
| 03 |
Level 3 (PATIENTS requiring advanced respiratory support alone or monitoring and support for two or more organ systems. This level includes all complex PATIENTS requiring support for multi-organ failure.) |
Also Known As
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | CRITICAL CARE LEVELS |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Class | ACTIVITY PROPERTY | has an attribute CRITICAL CARE LEVEL of type CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Attribute | ACTIVITY PROPERTY EFFECTIVE TIME | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Data Element | CRITICAL CARE LEVEL | is the data element of CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Data Element | CRITICAL CARE LEVEL 2 DAYS | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Data Element | CRITICAL CARE LEVEL 3 DAYS | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Class | CRITICAL CARE PERIOD | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Data Element | CRITICAL CARE UNIT FUNCTION | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Data Set | Critical Care Minimum Data Set | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Attribute | ESCALATION IN LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE FOLLOWING OESOPHAGECTOMY INDICATOR | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Data Element | LOCATION OF HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE (NATIONAL NEONATAL DATA SET) | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Attribute | LOCATION OF HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE FOR NATIONAL NEONATAL DATA SET | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
| Supporting Information | Main Specialty and Treatment Function Codes Table | references in description CRITICAL CARE LEVEL |
