LACE index score LACE index 96574-9
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 96574-9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | LACE index score LACE index | ||
| description | Scores from the four LACE index elements (L - length of stay, A - acuity of admission, C - comorbidities, and E - Emergency department use) are summed for an overall Lace index score which ranges from 0-19. Higher scores are associated with greater risk of hospital readmission and/or death within 30 days of hospital discharge. [PMID: 20194559] | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | LACE index score | ||
| property | Score | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | ^Patient | ||
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | ||
| method | LACE index | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | LACE score LACE | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | CLIN.RISK | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| order vs. observation | Observation | ||
| formula (readable) | L+A+C+E = Index Score | ||
| example UCUM units | {score} The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org) | ||
| example unit | score | ||
Associated Observations | |||
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations. | |||
History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.70 | ||
| last change type | ADD - added | ||
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