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 * LOS = 1.260   (3 decimal digit accuracy is used for individual patients, 1 digit for averages)
+== LOS vs TISS LOS ==
+The number of days for [[:Category:TISS| TISS]] (ICU)  can be different than the LOS because the '''[[TISS 2 hour rule]]''' applies.
-'''Note:''' The number of days for [[:Category:TISS| TISS]] (ICU) and [[ITISS]] (Medicine) can be different than the LOS because the '''[[TISS 2 hour rule]]''' applies.
+== No longer excluding short LOS resuscitation patients ==
+see [[:Category:Arrest]]
-'''Note:''' As of October 24, 2011 all patients that arrive in the ICU in the process of [[:Category: Arrest | resuscitation]] should be included in the database, even if they are there for a [[LOS | short lenght of time]] and subsequently pass away.  This has been recommended by the [[ICU Database Task Group]] and approved by [[Dr. Dan Roberts]] from the [[:Category:Steering Committee | Steering Committee]]. Do the best you can to formulate an apache score either with vital signs & labs during the resuscitation, if available, or the vital signs & labs just before the arrest if available. --[[User:LKolesar|LKolesar]] 08:41, 25 October 2011 (CDT
+[[Category: Statistical Analysis]]
-[[Category:Statistical Analysis]]
 [[Category: Length of stay]]