VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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*If a patient had a CAP or HAP previously during the same admission and then develops pneumonia again, meeting the VAP criteria, it is only a VAP if it is a new organism. If it is the same original organism, then the CAP or HAP has not completely been resolved. Do not code these as a VAP. | *If a patient had a CAP or HAP previously during the same admission and then develops pneumonia again, meeting the VAP criteria, it is only a VAP if it is a new organism. If it is the same original organism, then the CAP or HAP has not completely been resolved. Do not code these as a VAP. | ||
*I checked with Dr Olafson. Patients with other infections are not automatically excluded from the VAP criteria[[User:GHall|GHall]] 13:19, 2017 February 9 (CST)[[User:GHall|GHall]] | *I checked with Dr Olafson. Patients with other infections are not automatically excluded from the VAP criteria[[User:GHall|GHall]] 13:19, 2017 February 9 (CST)[[User:GHall|GHall]] | ||
** infiltrates that are present example CAP on admission need to persist/ worsen and also meet the VAP criteria to code VAP. | |||
* infiltrates that are present example CAP on admission need to persist/ worsen and also meet the VAP criteria to code VAP. | |||
==NOTE for clarification of onset of infection:== | ==NOTE for clarification of onset of infection:== | ||