Guideline for coding organ donation after death: Difference between revisions

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== How reports are affected ==
== How reports are affected ==
=== LOS ===
=== LOS ===
''This should live in [[LOS]] when it's all settled since it's not unique to organ donors. leaving it here for now just to keep questions together ''
*Redefine Length-of-Stay.  From now on, for patients who experience [[Brain death]], [[LOS]] will include time from admission to [[Brain death]].  Time in ICU spent after [[Brain death]] being evaluated/optimized for being an organ donor will not be included in [[LOS]].  But, of course, that time will be included in calculations of bed occupancy.
*Redefine Length-of-Stay.  From now on, for patients who experience [[Brain death]], [[LOS]] will include time from admission to [[Brain death]].  Time in ICU spent after [[Brain death]] being evaluated/optimized for being an organ donor will not be included in [[LOS]].  But, of course, that time will be included in calculations of bed occupancy.
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