Lab and culture reports: Difference between revisions

m How long to wait for a result: moved some general coding info to Infections in ICD10
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*Follow up non-[[Cadham]] culture reports '''up to 5 days after discharge from unit'''.  
*Follow up non-[[Cadham]] culture reports '''up to 5 days after discharge from unit'''.  
*For [[Cadham]] results, usually wait 2 weeks.
*For [[Cadham]] results, usually wait 2 weeks.
**Note, Cadham sends initial and final results. Don't use the initial ones, only use the final ones.
** Cadham sends initial and final results. Don't use the initial ones, '''only use the final results'''.
{{DT | This said:
*''As above, if you don't get a presumptive pathogen and it's not a situation which relates to '''[[Infection with implied pathogen]]''', you should then use '''[[Infectious organism, unknown]]'''.''
** That seems inconsistent with elsewhere where we say "code as treated". I suspect we have other spots on the wiki where this is answered inconsistenly. '''If anyone else can think of a place, please add a link to that page here.'''
** Tina needs to move this where this info actually lives and integrate it. The details are likely already there. }}


== Does the lab complete checkbox mean this is complete? ==
== Does the lab complete checkbox mean this is complete? ==