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The '''"Filter" Variable''' is used | The '''"Filter" Variable''' is used to tag those CCU patients that are '''co-managed''' by CCU & MICU attending service at the teaching hospitals (HSC & STB). | ||
This code applies to coronary care patients who are deemed "too sick" for the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and are managed or co-managed in the Medical ICU because they required one or more of | This code applies to coronary care patients who are deemed "too sick" for the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and are managed or co-managed in the Medical ICU because they required one or more of: | ||
* ventilation | * ventilation | ||
* inotropes | * inotropes | ||
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* IABP | * IABP | ||
Tags used are: | |||
* '''CC''' - intubated/ventilated patient in MICU under care of cardiology service or co-managed with MICU attending | * '''CC''' - intubated/ventilated patient in MICU under care of cardiology service or co-managed with MICU attending | ||
* '''CCN''' - not ventilated but requires inotrope support, IABP or central lines in MICU under the care of cardiology service or co-managed with MICU attending | * '''CCN''' - not ventilated but requires inotrope support, IABP or central lines in MICU under the care of cardiology service or co-managed with MICU attending | ||