Apache II General Collection Guidelines: Difference between revisions
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If a specific physiological variable in '''not''' available during the first 24 hours when admitted to ICU then select a value closest to the time '''prior to''' admission to the unit, (max 24 hrs prior to admission). Make a note in your comments and record date time and location this variable was obtained from (e.g. ER or ward). | If a specific physiological variable in '''not''' available during the first 24 hours when admitted to ICU then select a value closest to the time '''prior to''' admission to the unit, (max 24 hrs prior to admission). Make a note in your comments and record date time and location this variable was obtained from (e.g. ER or ward). | ||
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* | * Contents of the [[Notes field]] do not get sent with patient data. Is there any sense in taking such a note, then? [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 23:23, 4 May 2009 (CDT) | ||
**There is a comment or note section in ACCESS when reviewing files that I use. Do these comments not get sent with the pt data?--[[User:MWaschuk|MWaschuk]] 10:28, 5 May 2009 (CDT) | **There is a comment or note section in ACCESS when reviewing files that I use. Do these comments not get sent with the pt data?--[[User:MWaschuk|MWaschuk]] 10:28, 5 May 2009 (CDT) | ||
***You caught a hole in documentation here, Mary-Lou. I just made an article for it. No, contents of the Notes field are not sent in. [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 13:13, 6 May 2009 (CDT) | |||
If no information is available, then assume it was not tested because it was normal. Record the normal APACHE values for this item. (normal value is the value that give you zero points from the APACHE II scoring table. | If no information is available, then assume it was not tested because it was normal. Record the normal APACHE values for this item. (normal value is the value that give you zero points from the APACHE II scoring table. | ||