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*Use palliative if the patient's death is not expected to occur imminently. | *Use palliative if the patient's death is not expected to occur imminently. | ||
*if a patient who life support treatment was DC'd and he did not die in the ICU and was transferred to a ward and died there a few hours or days later, the ward primary admission code would be Palliative Care, and the DC TX box must also be checked off. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 01:32, 28 November 2008 (CST) | *if a patient who life support treatment was DC'd and he did not die in the ICU and was transferred to a ward and died there a few hours or days later, the ward primary admission code would be Palliative Care, and the DC TX box must also be checked off. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 01:32, 28 November 2008 (CST) | ||
[[Category:Data Collection Guide]] | [[Category:Data Collection Guide]] | ||
[[Category: Registry Data]] | [[Category: Registry Data]] | ||
[[Category:Questions General Collection]] | [[Category:Questions General Collection]] | ||
[[Category:DC TX]] | [[Category:DC TX]] | ||