DateJuly 31, 2018
UpdatedAugust 21, 2018
InfoRMS

SR-94

AccessTerminology Gateway
Code SystemLOINC
Code System Version2.64
Release TypeMaintenance

The pan-Canadian LOINC Observation Code Database (pCLOCD) standard is published as an Excel file that contains ten tabs. The four tabs that were edited in this release include Infoway Terms of Use, LOINC® Copyright, Nomenclature and the Change Log. This release contains the June 2018 update (2.64) from the Regenstrief Institute Inc. and any interim changes from the previously published release, which are described below. 

Please note this is an updated pCLOCD July 2018 release, corrections were made to 11 codes that had duplicate XCA Cross Reference codes, for full details please see SR-102

1. There are a total of 38,222 records this release, up from 38,217 in the previously released version. This version incorporates all of the applicable LOINC changes in version 2.64 as published by Regenstrief in June 2018.

2. 37,322 records have been translated to French, up from 37,315 in the last version. Terms that are marked ‘Review Draft’ should be reviewed before they are used as the translation has not been previously published. Terms that are marked as ‘Complete’ have been previously published. 

3. 196 records were modified in English for this release and are marked as R05.08.00_2.64.

a. 63 records are of the change type Major for English changes.

b. 3 records are of the change type Minor for English records.

c. 120 records are of the change type Name for English changes.

d. 2 corrections were made to Viewer Names.

e. 3 records have been changed to Inactive and are marked as Deprecated.

4. 5 new records were added for the English version.

5. 191 records were modified in French for this release and are marked as R05.08.00_2.64

a. 63 records are of the change type Major for the French translation.

b. 0 records are of the change type Minor for the French translation.

c. 118 records are of the change type Name for the French translation.

d. 0 corrections were made to Viewer Names.

e. 3 records have been changed to Inactive and are marked as Deprecated.

6. 7 new records were added for the French version.

7. Both languages contain a number of codes that only have changes in the other language; those are identified as ‘No Change’.

Of specific interest in this release, current implementers may want to review these changes:

  • Updated Method from "IA" to "Line blot" to 11 Sero terms that were created for assays that include electrophoresis as part of the manufacturing step but not as part of the laboratory assay performed on the patient sample.
  • Updated the System for approximately 35 terms from Ser or Plas to Ser/Plas
  • Added the word serogroup to the Component of approximately 90 Neisseria meningitidis terms that specify a serogroup, in order to avoid ambiguity in the nomenclature
  • LOINC code 29579-0 Mycrobacterial susceptability panel changed from methodless to Method for Slow-growing mycobacteria and identified as Change (Major)