73814-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code73814-6
name
descriptionMedical treatment or invasive/manipulative procedure performed during this pregnancy to treat the pregnancy or to manage labor and/or delivery, including cervical cerclage, tocolysis, or external cephalic version. Cervical cerclage refers to circumferential banding or suture of the cervix to prevent or treat passive dilation and includes MacDonald's suture, Shirodkar procedure, and abdominal cerclage via laparotomy. Tocolysis refers to administration of any agent with the intent to inhibit preterm uterine contractions to extend the length of the pregnancy. Medications include magnesium sulfate (for preterm labor), Terbutaline, and Indocin (for preterm labor). External cephalic version refers to attempted conversion of a fetus from a nonvertex to a vertex presentation by external manipulation. Whether external cephalic version is successful or not (failed) is reported using a separate code [LOINC: 73820-3].
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentObstetric procedures performed
propertyFind  =  Finding
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
methodUS standard certificate of live birth

Additional Names

short nameEchography; Finding; Findings; Nominal; OB; Obstetrical; Obstetrics; Point in time; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; ULS; Ultrasound; US live birth

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.CDC
type4  Surveys

Member of these Panels

86347-2

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.48
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names



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