Emergency Surgery (concept): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:28, 12 August 2024

Admit Types:

The concept of emergency surgery is used in two places:

Surgery is considered emergent only if the patient

AND

has "E1" in the E1, E2, E3 scheme for surgery documentation
- includes difficult intubations performed in the OR (as long as listed as an "E1")

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 The concept of emergency surgery is used in two places:
 * [[Admit Type for APACHE II]]
-* {{TISS w Nr | Emergency Surgery (TISS Item)}}-39
+* {{TISS w Nr | Emergency Surgery (TISS Item)}}
-== when to use '''Emergency Surgery''' ==
+== When to consider surgery emergent ==
-#If the patient was admitted from an '''OR''' or from '''Recovery''' AND
+Surgery is considered emergent only if the patient
-#your site uses the E1, E2, E3 scheme for surgery documentation:
+*  was admitted '''from OR or Recovery'''
-#*'''use E1''' as '''emergency surgery''' for [[Admit Type for APACHE II|APACHE II Admit Type]] and for [[Emergency Surgery (TISS Item) | TISS Items 39]]
+:: AND
-# all other patients admitted from OR or RR, are considered to be '''elective surgery'''
+* '''has "E1"''' in the E1, E2, E3 scheme for surgery documentation
-#if your site does not use the E1, E2, E3 scheme in surgery documentation:
+** includes difficult intubations performed in the OR (as long as listed as an "E1")
-#*''use your judgment'' and the [[General Diagnosis Coding Guidelines]] to decide if the surgery was '''emergent''' or '''elective'''
-#If the patient was admitted from anywhere ''other'' than Operating Room or Recovery code as '''Medical''' in [[Admit Type for APACHE II]]
+== Related articles ==
+{{Related Articles}}
 [[Category:APACHE II]]
 [[Category:TISS28]]