Appendix B: Application of NWAU variables Table 23: Acute admitted patients: variable definitions. Variable Name Description Definition A00 _pat_radiotherapy_flag Radiotherapy eligible separation. 1 if patient had radiotherapy treatment or Either supplied in the input dataset planning procedure; else 0. or derived from the list of supplied procedure codes. A01 _pat_dialysis_flag Dialysis eligible separation. Either 1 if patient had a dialysis procedure and is not in ARDRG supplied in the input dataset or L61Z or L68Z; else 0. derived from the list of supplied procedure codes. A02 est_eligible_paed_flag Paediatric adjustment eligible 1 if establishment is designated as eligible for paediatric establishment, derived from ICU adjustment; else 0. paediatric eligibility table A03 est_eligible_icu_flag ICU rate adjustment eligible 1 if establishment is designated as eligible for ICU rate establishment, derived from ICU adjustment; else 0. and paediatric eligibility table A04 _pat_remoteness Patient Residential Remoteness 2011 ASGS Remoteness Area category of the patient Area location taken from the episode's SA2, postcode or SLA value, where: 0 = Major City; 1 = Inner Regional; 2 = Outer Regional; 3 = Remote; and 4 = Very Remote. A05 _treat_remoteness Patient Treatment Remoteness 2011 ASGS Remoteness Area category of the patient Area treatment location taken from the hospitals geographic location information, where: 0 = Major City; 1 = Inner Regional; 2 = Outer Regional; 3 = Remote; and 4 = Very Remote. A06 _pat_acute_flag Acute patient flag 1 if ( Care Type = 1 ) or ( Care Type = 7 and Number of Qualified Days for Newborns > 0 ); else 0. A07 _pat_los Length of stay Max( 1, ( Date of Separation ) - ( Date of Admission ) - ( Leave Days ) ) if Care Type = 1; else Total Qualified Days if Care Type = 7. A08 _pat_sameday_flag Same-day flag 1 if Date of Admission = Date of Separation; else 0. A09 _pat_age_years Age at admission (in years) Total whole years from Date of Birth to Date of Admission.
Appendix B: Application of NWAU variables Table 23: Acute admitted patients: variable definitions. Variable Name Description Definition A00 _pat_radiotherapy_flag Radiotherapy eligible separation. Either supplied in the input dataset or derived from the list of supplied procedure codes. 1 if patient had radiotherapy treatment or planning procedure; else 0. A01 _pat_dialysis_flag Dialysis eligible separation. Either supplied in the input dataset or derived from the list of supplied procedure codes. 1 if patient had a dialysis procedure and is not in ARDRG L61Z or L68Z; else 0. A02 est_eligible_paed_flag Paediatric adjustment eligible establishment, derived from ICU paediatric eligibility table 1 if establishment is designated as eligible for paediatric adjustment; else 0. A03 est_eligible_icu_flag ICU rate adjustment eligible establishment, derived from ICU and paediatric eligibility table 1 if establishment is designated as eligible for ICU rate adjustment; else 0. A04 _pat_remoteness Patient Residential Remoteness Area 2011 ASGS Remoteness Area category of the patient location taken from the episode's SA2, postcode or SLA value, where: 0 = Major City; 1 = Inner Regional; 2 = Outer Regional; 3 = Remote; and 4 = Very Remote. A05 _treat_remoteness Patient Treatment Remoteness Area 2011 ASGS Remoteness Area category of the patient treatment location taken from the hospitals geographic location information, where: 0 = Major City; 1 = Inner Regional; 2 = Outer Regional; 3 = Remote; and 4 = Very Remote. A06 _pat_acute_flag Acute patient flag 1 if ( Care Type = 1 ) or ( Care Type = 7 and Number of Qualified Days for Newborns > 0 ); else 0. A07 _pat_los Length of stay Max( 1, ( Date of Separation ) - ( Date of Admission ) - ( Leave Days ) ) if Care Type = 1; else Total Qualified Days if Care Type = 7. A08 _pat_sameday_flag Same-day flag 1 if Date of Admission = Date of Separation; else 0. A09 _pat_age_years Age at admission (in years) Total whole years from Date of Birth to Date of Admission.
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