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Pipes are commonly used as delimiters in healthcare settings [1]. A quick quack suggests Python, Javascript and Perl ecosystems have HL7 parsing libraries avai
by mulmen 5y ago
Pipes are commonly used as delimiters in healthcare settings [1]. A quick quack suggests Python, Javascript and Perl ecosystems have HL7 parsing libraries available. I assume most languages do.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Level_7 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Level_7
- batty_alex 5y agoYep, probably an HL7 message. In the case of vertical bars, pretty sure it's HL7v2
- KarlKemp 5y agoExcept they usually call them “tubes”. (Can’t find the original source, but it goes “Cant breathe? Put in a tube. Can't pee? Tube. Can't poop? Tube. Bleeding? Tube. Infection? Tube. Heart attack? Tube.”)