ARF (APACHE): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:24, 25 November 2008

Note: This applies to the APACHE IIARF checkbox only, see ARF (Diagnosis) for instructions on coding the diagnosis ARF.

To check of the Acute Renal Failure (ARF) checkbox for ICU APACHE, a patient must meet all the following criteria:

both
- creatinine > 133 mmols
- urine < 135 cc for 8 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs
patient does not qualify forChronic Renal Failure (CRF)

{Discussion}

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-==ARF - Definiton for APACHE II==
+'''''Note''': This applies to the '''[[APACHE II]]ARF checkbox''' only, see [[ARF (Diagnosis)]] for instructions on coding the diagnosis ARF.''
-'''IMPORTANT NOTE''': ARF is different than the criteria used to '''code''' the DIAGNOSIS of ARF.
-To check of the '''Acute Renal Failure (ARF)''' checkbox for ICU APACHE, a patient must meet the following criteria:
-* both creatinine > 133 mmols '''and''' urine < 135 cc for 8 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs
-'''and'''
-* patient should '''not''' have a comorbid diagnosis of [[CRF - Chronic Renal Failure|Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)]] (on chronic outpatient dialysis) prior to the current hospital admission.
+To check of the '''Acute Renal Failure (ARF)''' checkbox for ICU APACHE, a patient must meet '''all''' the following criteria:
+* '''both'''
+** creatinine > 133 mmols
+** urine < 135 cc for 8 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs
+* patient does not qualify for[[CRF - Chronic Renal Failure|Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)]]
+{Discussion}
+==Discussion==
+* does this apply to ICU only, then?
 [[Category:APACHE II]]
 [[Category:Data Collection Guide]]