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LOINC 2.82

Palliative procedure at this facility Cancer

Palliative proc Cancer

Definition

  • Identifies care provided at this facility in an effort to palliate or alleviate symptoms. Palliative procedures are performed to relieve symptoms and may include surgery, radiation therapy, systemic therapy (chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or other systemic drugs), and/or pain management therapy. This data item allows reporting facilities to track care that is considered palliative rather than diagnostic or curative intent... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

Component

  • Palliative procedure at this facility

Specimen / system

  • Cancer.XXX

Class

  • TUMRRGT

Property

  • Type

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • CA; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Typ; Unspecified

Index terms

  • CA
  • Misc
  • Miscellaneous
  • Nominal
  • Oncology
  • Other
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Spec
  • To be specified in another part of the message
  • TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)
  • Typ
  • Unspecified