Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP): Difference between revisions
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=== Recent previous pneumonia === | === Recent previous pneumonia === | ||
*If a patient had any pneumonia previously during the same admission and then develops pneumonia again, meeting the VAP criteria, it is only a VAP if it is a new organism and has persistent or worsening infiltrates. If it is the same original organism, then the pneumonia has not completely been resolved, and you should NOT code it as a VAP. | *If a patient had any pneumonia previously during the same admission and then develops pneumonia again, meeting the VAP criteria, it is only a VAP if it is a new organism and has persistent or worsening infiltrates. If it is the same original organism, then the pneumonia has not completely been resolved, and you should NOT code it as a VAP. | ||
{{DiscussTask| Does this rule still apply since we no longer require an organism for a VAP, if someone is admitted with a CAP and later meets the criteria with the same bug, with our new guidelines would this not be considered a VAP? [[User:Lkaita|Lisa Kaita]] 11:16, 2024 July 24 (CDT) }} | {{DiscussTask| Does this rule still apply since we no longer require an organism for a VAP, if someone is admitted with a CAP and later meets the criteria with the same bug, with our new guidelines would this not be considered a VAP? [[User:Lkaita|Lisa Kaita]] 11:16, 2024 July 24 (CDT) | ||
*This will be carried over to next TASK (Sept12, 2024) [[User:Lkaita|Lisa Kaita]] 12:21, 2024 August 1 (CDT) }} | |||
== Instructions regarding the attribution of a VAP == | == Instructions regarding the attribution of a VAP == | ||