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'' This article refers to legacy data. ''
*[[APACHE II]] – a patient can be classified into two groups either '''Actively Treated''' or '''Monitored'''.
*[[APACHE II]] – a patient can be classified into two groups either '''Actively Treated''' or '''Monitored'''.
*the database program has never utilized the information from this field since starting data collection.  
*the database program has never utilized the information from this field since starting data collection.  
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* To meet the criteria of “active treatment” a patient must have one or more of the active therapies from a list of 27 items (TX therapies -items are available from the TISS).  If none of these therapies apply then a patient is considered to be admitted form “monitoring” only.
* To meet the criteria of “active treatment” a patient must have one or more of the active therapies from a list of 27 items (TX therapies -items are available from the TISS).  If none of these therapies apply then a patient is considered to be admitted form “monitoring” only.


{{discussion}} If this is not part of APACHE then why is this article linking to and categorized as that? Ttenbergen
== Legacy Data ==
 
== Data use ==
{{discussion}} How do we use this? Ttenbergen
 
== Note ==
*'''Active treatment''' (Active Tx) slot in [[CCMDB.mdb]] was eliminate from data collection.
*'''Active treatment''' (Active Tx) slot in [[CCMDB.mdb]] was eliminate from data collection.
* Last patient with AT negative was collected <need to look up>.
* The field is not being imported into Centralized_data.mdb; if we need to refer back to it we need to look at final exports.




[[Category: APACHE II]]
[[Category: Legacy Data]]

Revision as of 16:19, 27 March 2014

This article refers to legacy data.

  • APACHE II – a patient can be classified into two groups either Actively Treated or Monitored.
  • the database program has never utilized the information from this field since starting data collection.
  • this field is not part of the APACHE II Score nor is it use in the prediction of death formula.
  • current data collection defaults active TX to YES for all patients
  • To meet the criteria of “active treatment” a patient must have one or more of the active therapies from a list of 27 items (TX therapies -items are available from the TISS). If none of these therapies apply then a patient is considered to be admitted form “monitoring” only.

Legacy Data

  • Active treatment (Active Tx) slot in CCMDB.mdb was eliminate from data collection.
  • Last patient with AT negative was collected <need to look up>.
  • The field is not being imported into Centralized_data.mdb; if we need to refer back to it we need to look at final exports.