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== when to use '''Emergency Surgery''' == | == when to use '''Emergency Surgery''' == | ||
#If the patient was admitted from an '''OR''' or from '''Recovery''' AND | |||
#your site uses the E1, E2, E3 scheme for surgery documentation: | |||
#*'''use E1''' as '''emergency surgery''' for [[Admit Type for APACHE II|APACHE II Admit Type]] and for [[Emergency Surgery (TISS Item) | TISS Items 39]] | |||
# all other patients admitted from OR or RR, are considered to be '''elective surgery''' | |||
#if your site does not use the E1, E2, E3 scheme in surgery documentation: | |||
#*''use your judgment'' and the [[General Diagnosis Coding Guidelines]] to decide if the surgery was '''emergent''' or '''elective''' | |||
#If the patient was admitted from anywhere ''other'' than Operating Room or Recovery code as '''Medical''' in [[Admit Type for APACHE II]] | |||
[[Category:APACHE II]] | [[Category:APACHE II]] | ||
[[Category:TISS28]] | [[Category:TISS28]] | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 12 December 2017
Admit Types:
The concept of emergency surgery is used in two places:
when to use Emergency Surgery
- If the patient was admitted from an OR or from Recovery AND
- your site uses the E1, E2, E3 scheme for surgery documentation:
- use E1 as emergency surgery for APACHE II Admit Type and for TISS Items 39
- all other patients admitted from OR or RR, are considered to be elective surgery
- if your site does not use the E1, E2, E3 scheme in surgery documentation:
- use your judgment and the General Diagnosis Coding Guidelines to decide if the surgery was emergent or elective
- If the patient was admitted from anywhere other than Operating Room or Recovery code as Medical in Admit Type for APACHE II