| Data Element Name: | Antenatal Steroids Initiated | ||||||
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| Collected For: | PC-03 | ||||||
| Definition: | Documentation that antenatal steroids were initiated before delivery.
Initial antenatal steroids are 12mg betamethasone IM or 6mg dexamethasone IM. | ||||||
| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Is there documentation that antenatal steroids were initiated before delivery? | ||||||
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| Allowable Values: |
Y (Yes) There is documentation that antenatal steroids were initiated before delivery. N (No) There is no documentation that antenatal steroids were initiated before delivery OR unable to determine from medical record documentation. | ||||||
| Notes for Abstraction: | If there is documentation that antenatal steroids were initiated prior to current hospitalization (e.g., doctor's office, clinic, birthing center, prior hospitalization before delivery), select allowable value "yes".
If antenatal steroids were initiated during this hospital episode, the name of the medication and dose must be documented in the medical record in order to select allowable value "yes". | ||||||
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