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Central Distributor SID: Description of Data Elements

 
BP_SYSTOLIC_X - Systolic blood pressure of the patient, as received from data source
 
Documentation Sections:
General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

The data element BP_SYSTOLIC_X includes the diastolic blood pressure of the patient, as received from the data source. The original values have not been recoded into uniform HCUP values and are source-specific.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
BP_SYSTOLIC_XSystolic blood pressure of the patient, as received from data sourcennnState specific coding - See the "State Specific Notes" section for details
 
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State Specific Notes

New York

New York reports systolic blood pressure in mmHG taken at first patient contact after arrival with principal diagnosis of AMI. The values 888, 999, NA or N/A (Undocumented in Medical Chart, Unknown, Not Applicable), and blank, "0", "00", and "000" are recoded to missing.


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Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SID Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). August 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/siddistnote.jsp?var=bp_systolic_x.
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