VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED NECROTISING ENTEROCOLITIS DURING LAPAROTOMY INDICATOR

For the National Neonatal Data Set - Episodic and Daily Care, VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED NECROTISING ENTEROCOLITIS DURING LAPAROTOMY INDICATOR is reported when the PATIENT undergoes a laparotomy based on the result of an Abdominal X-Ray.

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National Codes

Code Description

Y

Yes - visual inspection confirmed the PATIENT DIAGNOSIS of necrotising enterocolitis

N

No - visual inspection did not confirm the PATIENT DIAGNOSIS of necrotising enterocolitis

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Plural VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED NECROTISING ENTEROCOLITIS DURING LAPAROTOMY INDICATORS