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{{Discuss | who = Allan | question = When a patient is admitted that has a pre-existing '''LVAD''' and has had it for months to years, do you capture this in the database somehow? There is '''no comorbid entry for VAD, “has one”''', like it does for other things like permanent pacer or ICD. If the diagnosis is related to the VAD itself (like a mechanical failure), we can use iatrogenic mechanical failure. If the diagnosis is something else, do you care if the pt has a VAD? We cannot put it in CCI because it is out of our time frame. Just checking as this has come up a few times before and we always struggle with how to code the pre-existing “permanent” VAD patient. -- Laura Kolesar - Feb 7.19}} | {{Discuss | who = Allan | question = When a patient is admitted that has a pre-existing '''LVAD''' and has had it for months to years, do you capture this in the database somehow? There is '''no comorbid entry for VAD, “has one” ''', like it does for other things like permanent pacer or ICD. If the diagnosis is related to the VAD itself (like a mechanical failure), we can use iatrogenic mechanical failure. If the diagnosis is something else, do you care if the pt has a VAD? We cannot put it in CCI because it is out of our time frame. Just checking as this has come up a few times before and we always struggle with how to code the pre-existing “permanent” VAD patient. -- Laura Kolesar - Feb 7.19}} | ||
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | ||