We have reviewed the value set and in three categories: useful, rarely used and never used or not applicable (in the context of ambulatory care).

 

Useful (22):

·      Auricular use

·      Cutaneous use

·      Gastroenteral use

·      Gastric use

·      Gingival use

·      Haemodialysis

·      Inhalation use

·      Intralesional use

·      Intramuscular use

·      Intrauterine use

·      Intravenous use

·      Intravesical use

·      Nasal use

·      Ocular use

·      Oral use

·      Oromucosal use

·      Oropharyngeal use

·      Rectal use

·      Subcutaneous use

·      Sublingual use

·      Transdermal use

·      Vaginal use

 

Not very useful, rarely used (9):

·      Buccal use

·      Dental use

·      Endotracheopulmonary use

·      Epilesional use

·      Intestinal use

·      Intraepidermal use

·      Intraperitoneal use

·      Intrapleural use

·      Urethral use

 

Not useful, never used or not applicable to ambulatory care (50):

·      Endocervical use

·      Endosinusial use

·      Epidural use

·      Extraamniotic use

·      Extracorporeal use

·      Implantation

·      Infiltration

·      Intraamniotic use

·      Intraarterial use

·      Intraarticular use

·      Intrabursal use

·      Intracameral use

·      Intracardiac use

·      Intracartilaginous use

·      Intracavernous use

·      Intracerebral use

·      Intracervical use

·      Intracholangiopancreatic use

·      Intracisternal use

·      Intracoronary use

·      Intradermal use

·      Intradiscal use

·      Intraglandular use

·      Intralymphatic use

·      Intraocular use

·      Intraosseous use

·      Intrapericardial use

·      Intraportal use

·      Intraprostatic use

·      Intrasternal use

·      Intrathecal use

·      Intratumoral use

·      Intravitreal use

·      Iontophoresis

·      Laryngopharyngeal use

·      Periarticular use

·      Perineural use

·      Periodontal use

·      Periosseous use

·      Peritumoral use

·      Posterior juxtascleral use

·      Retrobulbar use

·      Route of administration not applicable (use the null flavor NA instead)

·      Skin scarification

·      Subconjunctival use

·      Submucosal use

·      Intracerebroventricular use

·      Subretinal use

·      Intracorneal use

·      Intraputaminal use

 

Our recommendation is (obviously) to keep the first category and discard the third. As for the second category, we are slightly in favor of discarding them too due to their low value but there are only 9 of them, so keeping them should not be an issue.

 

Drafted by HUG and CARA with the help of healthcare professionals from imad and Pharma24.