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 Please do not enter this TMP until you have actually confirmed a DX of [[VAP]] exists. Use the [[Notes field]] on you laptop as a reminder if needed.
-=== Patient from other ICU with Central Line and possibly VAP ===
+=== Patient from other ICU with VAP ===
-If Patient already has a VAP present on admission to your unit:
+If Patient already has a VAP present on admission to your unit, don't enter tmp. (see [[VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia#VAP Attribution Transfer Rule]].
-*in the admitting diagnosis field, enter VAP.
-*do not enter into the Tmp Project.
-*if the patient is from another ICU in the city, email the collector at that site to check if VAP '''was captured''' as a complication at that site.
-==== Dates ====
+=== Dates ===
 * Start Date: '''Saturday August 22, 2009'''
 * End Date: NONE - Continued project with the [[:Category: CCVSM | CCVSM]] cross Canada Collaborative--[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 16:53, 4 October 2010 (CDT)