UNITS OF BLOOD TRANSFUSED FOLLOWING OESOPHAGECTOMY

A code to identify the number of units of blood transfused to the PATIENT following an Oesophagectomy (the surgical removal of all or part of the oesophagus) during an Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Care Spell.

Format / Length

an1

Default Codes

Code Description

9

Not Known (Not Recorded)

Permitted Codes

Code Description

1

1-2 units

2

3-4 units

3

5 or more units