Jan 10, 2005 12:00
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IP, ER/OP, DOA
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Please help with the following acronyms:
From certificate of death:
Place of death -> If hospital, specify one: IP, ER/OP, DOA
TIA,
Irina
From certificate of death:
Place of death -> If hospital, specify one: IP, ER/OP, DOA
TIA,
Irina
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Steffen Walter
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| 4 +4 | inpatient... |
Nesrin
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+2
6 mins
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see assumptions below
IP - inpatient (not sure, might also be something with intensive care)
ER/OP - emergency room/operation
DOA - death on arrival
http://www.trauma.org/archives/arres1.html (doa)
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-01-10 12:08:56 GMT)
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IP = inpatient @
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nhsfv/pubs/nhsb/Community_Stats_...
ER/OP - emergency room/operation
DOA - death on arrival
http://www.trauma.org/archives/arres1.html (doa)
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-01-10 12:08:56 GMT)
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IP = inpatient @
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nhsfv/pubs/nhsb/Community_Stats_...
Peer comment(s):
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Martinique
: OP seems to be Operative Procedure ADDED On second thoughts: Inpatient, Emergency Room/Outpatient, Dead on Arrival ( http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/)
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Not too sure whether this fits with the rest.
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Ian M-H (X)
: "dead on arrival", not "death"... A dead body arrived at the hospital, not a patient who died at the time of arrival. // Yes, this might happen. But the choice here is between being pronounced DOA (no vital signs at time of arrival) or dying in hospital.
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I agree that "dead on arrival" is much more common but I very much doubt whether you can make such a clear-cut distinction here. The patient might as well die at the time of arrival at the clinic (before being moved out of the ambulance and into the ER).
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Alexander Demyanov
: OP = outpatient 100%; DOA = "dead", not "death"
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Will Matter
: DOA is "Dead On Arrival".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "THANKS!!"
+4
6 mins
inpatient...
I think that's what it is:
IP= Inpatient
ER/OP= Emergency Room/Outpatient
DoA= Dead on Arrival
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Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2005-01-10 13:13:31 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi Irina - I know you\'ve already made up your mind, so, points aside, I just ask you to consider this:
An operation room patient is ALSO an inpatient, so it would be confusing to make a distinction between inpatients and operation room patients.
The reason I believe OP stands for outpatients (which is a valid option -> see link I provided in my answer to Ian), is that Emergency Room patients and Outpatients are both not actually staying in the hospital (of course ER patients can, after initial treatment, be transferred to another hospital department as appropriate and become inpatients).
The other point, of which I am more certain, is that DoA is definitely \"dead on arrival\" not \"death on arrival\", i.e. the person was already dead when he/she arrived at the hospital.
(Apologies for the long note!)
IP= Inpatient
ER/OP= Emergency Room/Outpatient
DoA= Dead on Arrival
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Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2005-01-10 13:13:31 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi Irina - I know you\'ve already made up your mind, so, points aside, I just ask you to consider this:
An operation room patient is ALSO an inpatient, so it would be confusing to make a distinction between inpatients and operation room patients.
The reason I believe OP stands for outpatients (which is a valid option -> see link I provided in my answer to Ian), is that Emergency Room patients and Outpatients are both not actually staying in the hospital (of course ER patients can, after initial treatment, be transferred to another hospital department as appropriate and become inpatients).
The other point, of which I am more certain, is that DoA is definitely \"dead on arrival\" not \"death on arrival\", i.e. the person was already dead when he/she arrived at the hospital.
(Apologies for the long note!)
Peer comment(s):
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Steffen Walter
: Except that "outpatient" doesn't seem to fit with the ER - how about "operation"?
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I'm not sure, but it may be that both Emergency Room patients and Outpatients are considered as one category since they are not actually staying in the hospital as inpatients.
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Ian M-H (X)
: OP = Operation Room in US ("operating theatre" in the UK)
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I know, but I still think my reasoning above (my answer to Steffen) may be right. OP is also the acronym for Outpatient (see http://www.hcca-info.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Compliance_R... )
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Alexander Demyanov
: You are 100% correct on everything, notably - on Outpatient. I work with these abbreviatgions in Hospital contexts all the time.
1 hr
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thanks :-)
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
8 hrs
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Martinique
1 day 2 hrs
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