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

Variable Description Value Value Description DaysNICU Days in the neonatal care unit, as received from source 0-999 Days . Missing .A Invalid

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State Specific Notes

Maryland Source values for "Not Applicable" and "Unknown" are recoded to missing (.). Rhode Island Due to a processing error in data year 2022 for the Rhode Island Central Distributor SID, the values for the HCUP data element DaysNICU are incorrect and should not be used in analyses. The values in DaysNICU are correct for other data years of the Rhode Island Central Distributor SID.

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