VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions

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=== VAP Attribution Transfer Rule ===

If a patient ~~transferred from another unit first~~ meets all criteria ~~for~~ VAP ~~within the~~ '''first 48 ~~hrs~~''' on your ~~unit~~, code VAP as ~~an '''~~[[~~Admit~~ Diagnosis]]~~''', not as a~~ [[~~Acquired Diagnosis / Complication~~]].

If a patient meets all criteria of a VAP '''after the first 48 hours''' on your ICU, code VAP as a [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] and enter [[QA Infection VAP]] .

'''Don't''' enter a [[QA Infection VAP]] for these patients.

If a patient meets all criteria of a VAP '''within the first 48 hours''' on your medicine ward of ICU, code VAP as an '''[[Admit Diagnosis]]''', not as a [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]]. '''Don't''' enter a [[QA Infection VAP]] for these patients.'''

*The ICU sending the pt would then need to code the VAP in their complications and enter the [[QA Infection VAP]] information.

~~If you code VAP as an [[Admit Diagnosis]]~~ the ~~[[statistician]] will track back~~ to ~~previous units until the one where~~ the VAP ~~was an~~ [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] ~~is found.~~

For these patients, inform the sending ICU collector to code the VAP in their [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] and enter the [[QA Infection VAP]].

~~If no unit has the VAP as an acquired~~ the [[~~data processor~~]] ~~will contact you to clarify whether this is correct~~.

~~====~~ VAP ~~acquired in ICU then transferred~~ to ~~Ward====~~

If you code VAP as an [[Admit Diagnosis]] the [[statistician]] will track back to previous units until the one where the VAP was an [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] is found. If no unit has the VAP as an acquired the [[data processor]] will contact you to clarify whether this is correct.

~~If a patient has a '''VAP''' in~~ the ~~'''ICU''' that is not yet resolved when~~ the ~~patient~~ is ~~transferred to a '''ward''', the ward should code~~ the VAP in the [[~~Admit Diagnosis~~]].

====VAP can't be Medicine complication====

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 === VAP Attribution Transfer Rule ===
-If a patient transferred from another unit first meets all criteria for VAP within the '''first 48 hrs''' on your unit, code VAP as an '''[[Admit Diagnosis]]''', not as a [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]].
+If a patient meets all criteria of a VAP '''after the first 48 hours''' on your ICU, code VAP as a [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] and enter [[QA Infection VAP]] .
-'''Don't''' enter a [[QA Infection VAP]] for these patients.
+If a patient meets all criteria of a VAP '''within the first 48 hours''' on your medicine ward of ICU, code VAP as an '''[[Admit Diagnosis]]''', not as a [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]]. '''Don't''' enter a [[QA Infection VAP]] for these patients.'''
-*The ICU sending the pt would then need to code the VAP in their complications and enter the [[QA Infection VAP]] information.
-If you code VAP as an [[Admit Diagnosis]] the [[statistician]] will track back to previous units until the one where the VAP was an [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] is found.
+For these patients, inform the sending ICU collector to code the VAP in their [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] and enter the [[QA Infection VAP]].
-If no unit has the VAP as an acquired the [[data processor]] will contact you to clarify whether this is correct.
-==== VAP acquired in ICU then transferred to Ward====
+If you code VAP as an [[Admit Diagnosis]] the [[statistician]] will track back to previous units until the one where the VAP was an [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] is found. If no unit has the VAP as an acquired the [[data processor]] will contact you to clarify whether this is correct.
-If a patient has a '''VAP''' in the '''ICU''' that is not yet resolved  when the patient is transferred to a '''ward''', the ward should code the VAP in the [[Admit Diagnosis]].
 ====VAP can't be Medicine complication====