ESCALATION IN LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE FOLLOWING OESOPHAGECTOMY INDICATOR

An indication of whether there was an escalation in the CRITICAL CARE LEVEL required for the PATIENT following an Oesophagectomy (the surgical removal of all or part of the oesophagus) during an Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Care Spell.

Format / Length

an1

National Codes

Code Description

1

No escalation in level of care required

2

Required escalation in level of care

Default Codes

Code Description

9

Not Known (Not Recorded)

Also Known As

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Context Alias
Plural ESCALATION IN LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE FOLLOWING OESOPHAGECTOMY INDICATORS