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This is one field on the PDA and in [[CCMDB.mdb]]. It is two fields (survive/expire) and (autopsy) in Ed's database. It was implemented as a single field to prevent the combination survive/autopsy. | This is one field on the PDA and in [[CCMDB.mdb]]. It is two fields (survive/expire) and (autopsy) in Ed's database. It was implemented as a single field to prevent the combination survive/autopsy. | ||
For information on how to code diagnoses only found upon autopsy, see [[Autopsy Discharge Dx Coding]]. | |||
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==Discussion== | |||
=== Is this data reliable? === | |||
'''The following refers to an ongoing discussion, not to a change in collection rules.''' | |||
As discussed in the [[:Category:Critical Care Review Group|Critical Care Review Group]], our current collection practice is likely to miss whether a patient had an autopsy. It sounds like, when the patient dies, we do not necessarily go back to their chart to find out if an autopsy happened. | |||
If this data is unreliable we should not be collecting it in this way. We will propose dropping this to the steering committee. Do you have any thoughts on this? | |||
[[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 13:40, 16 October 2008 (CDT) | |||
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