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The '''DC Treat''' checkbox on the Registry page of the PDA tracks the withdrawal of therapy when it is apparent that death is immediately imminent.
The concept encoded by this is slightly different than other [[:Category:End-of-life related data|End-of-life related data]] so it can not be transferred into new fields that encode related concepts, so we will keep it in the [[Centralized_data.accdb]]'s [[L Log table]]. It has been removed from [[CCMDB.accdb]].
Mark the TX DC checkbox on the PDA for patients if the decision is made to discontinue treatment.  


== Notes ==
{{Todo
This box should not be checked when the diagnosis [[Palliative Care]] (90400) is coded.  
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* The field has a length of 50 and should be reduced to 2 now that that's the longest content.  
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== Additional info needed to de-stub ==
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Could a patient not start out as palliative care and turn into DC Tx?
|explanation=stopped collection in Medicine
This article came about because of article [[Palliative care vs DC TX]]; when this and the [[Palliative Care]] article are cleaned up, then [[Palliative care vs DC TX]] should be removed.
|successor= various tmp and dx codes relating to [[palliative patient]]s and [[:category:End-of-life related data|End-of-life related data]]
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{{Data_element
| field_name = R_dc_treat
| element_description = "DC" for critical care patients if life-support treatment is terminated, blank for all others.
| in_table = L_Log table
| data_type = string
| datafield_length=50
| program_collecting = CC
| created_raw = Raw
| data_element_sort_index = 12
| data_element_end_date = 2022-05-10
}}
 
This field was also collected in Medicine until 2013-07-04. Collection stopped because the distinction is not clear enough for coding on a medicine ward.
 
Defined as terminal withdrawal with expectation of death of:
* invasive mechanical ventilation (ET tube or trach)
* vasopressors or inotropes
* [[ECMO, VV]], [[ECMO, VA]]
* VAD (Ventricular assistive device)
 
== See Also ==
See: [[Comfort Care]]  
 
== Log ==
* 2022-05-10 removed from collection screen
 
== Related articles ==
{{Related Articles}}




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[[Category:Data Collection Guide]]
[[Category:Data Collection Guide]]
[[Category:Registry Data]]
[[Category:End-of-life related data]]
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 30 July 2025

The concept encoded by this is slightly different than other End-of-life related data so it can not be transferred into new fields that encode related concepts, so we will keep it in the Centralized_data.accdb's L Log table. It has been removed from CCMDB.accdb.

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Data Element (edit)
Field Name: R_dc_treat
CCMDB Label: not stated
CCMDB tab: not stated
Table: L_Log table
Data type: string
Length: 50
Program: CC
Created/Raw: Raw
Start Date: 1988-07-11
End Date: 2022-05-10
Sort Index: 12
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): No results

"DC" for critical care patients if life-support treatment is terminated, blank for all others.

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This field was also collected in Medicine until 2013-07-04. Collection stopped because the distinction is not clear enough for coding on a medicine ward.

Defined as terminal withdrawal with expectation of death of:

  • invasive mechanical ventilation (ET tube or trach)
  • vasopressors or inotropes
  • ECMO, VV, ECMO, VA
  • VAD (Ventricular assistive device)

See Also

See: Comfort Care

Log

  • 2022-05-10 removed from collection screen

Related articles

Related articles: