LOINC Code 76211-2: Inspiratory hold time Ventilator

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 Inspiratory hold time. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ventilator.

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: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Inspiratory hold time Ventilator
• Inspiratory hold time
• The duration of an inspiratory hold, a ventilator function intended to temporarily maintain a constant lung volume, or to maintain a constant airway pressure, at the end of an inspiratory or inflation phase. [IEEE]
• Insp hold time; Lung; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory

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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