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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Episode of Care
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Episodio de Atención
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Cuidado Periódico
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Synonyms English:
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Patient Care Episodes
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Tree Number:
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E02.760.300
N02.421.585.300
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Definition English:
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An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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may be one instance of care, a series of episodes or a sequence of care: read MeSH definition; no qualif
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History Note English:
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92
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Record Number:
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30120
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Unique Identifier:
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D017050
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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