LOINC Code 80389-0: Special medical equipment AndOr resuscitation needs

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 Special medical equipment &or resuscitation needs. 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: TRIAL
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Special medical equipment AndOr resuscitation needs
• Special medical equipment &or resuscitation needs
• A notation of special medical needs or advanced directives patients may have, such as ventilator, oxygen, dialysis, or do not resuscitate (DNR) order, to assure that patients with these needs reach a location equipped to meet them.
• DEEDS; Emergency Department; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (DEEDS); Finding; Findings; Medical/resuscitation needs; Nominal; Point in time; Random

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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