Format/Length:	n3
National Codes:
Default Codes:	998 - 998 or more days of basic respiratory support
	999 - occurred but day count not known

Notes:
BASIC RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS is the total number of days that the PATIENT received basic respiratory support during a CRITICAL CARE PERIOD, ranging from 000 to 997 days.

BASIC RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS is derived from the difference between the ACTIVITY PROPERTY EFFECTIVE DATE and the ACTIVITY PROPERTY END DATE for all ACTIVITY PROPERTIES where the ORGAN SYSTEM SUPPORTED is National Code 'Basic Respiratory Support' within the CRITICAL CARE PERIOD.

BASIC RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource.

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This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	BASIC RESPIRATORY SUPPORT DAYS