Definition of a Critical Care Program Admission: Difference between revisions

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 The definition of an "ICU patient" for the Regional ICU Database is:
-*admitted under an ICU/CCU/CICU service attending physician to an ICU/CCU/CICU bed. If patient doesn't meet this definition then we don't collect data and enter into the ICU database.
+*admitted under an ICU/CCU/CICU service attending physician, regardless of their physical location. If patient doesn't meet this definition then we don't collect data and enter into the ICU database.
+{{Discuss| Thus, a new database record will be created if a patient changes service, even if they don't physically change location. }}
 For ICU patients collection starts at unit [[Arrive DtTm]]
-*The group has decided to ''primarily'' identify patients according to their ICU service (e.g. SICU vs. MICU or CCU), not their physical location.  Thus, a new database record will be created if a patient changes service, even if they don't physically change location.
 == Special cases ==