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Central Distributor SID: Description of Data Elements

 
DaysNICU - Days in the neonatal care unit, as received from source
 
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General Notes
Uniform Values
State Specific Notes
General Notes
 

Days in the neonatal care unit (DaysNICU) are retained as provided by the data source. Nonnumeric source data are set to invalid (.A). No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP processing.

 
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Uniform Values
 
VariableDescriptionValueValue Description
DaysNICUDays in the neonatal care unit, as received from source0-999Days
.Missing
.AInvalid
 
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State Specific Notes

Maryland

Source values for "Not Applicable" and "Unknown" 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=daysnicu.
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