ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS  is the same as attribute ACTIVITY DURATION.

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS  is the total number of days that the PATIENT received advanced cardiovascular support during a CRITICAL CARE PERIOD, ranging from 0 to 997 days.

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS  is derived from the difference between the ACTIVITY PROPERTY EFFECTIVE DATE and the ACTIVITY PROPERTY END DATE for all ACTIVITY PROPERTIES where the ORGAN SYSTEM SUPPORTED is National Code 'Advanced Cardiovascular Support' within the CRITICAL CARE PERIOD.

ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT DAYS  is used by the Secondary Uses Service  to derive the Healthcare Resource Group   4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource.

For further information, please refer to the NHS England  website at: Payment by Results Guidance.

Note: the Format/Length has been updated in Data Dictionary Change Notice 1808 "Correction of Format/Length Data Elements". The Data Set specifications that contain this item will be updated in the next version of the Information Standard where it is not already correct.