LOINC Code 52566-7: Maximum suctioning frequency per hour during stay [CARE]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Suctioning frequency per H during stay.max. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: DISCOURAGED
• Method: CARE

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Maximum suctioning frequency per hour during stay [CARE]
• Suctioning frequency per H during stay.max
• CARE Survey; Continuity assessment record and evaluation; Count/time; Largest; Maximal; Maximum; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; Peak; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Suction freq; Survey

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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