ICU Diagnosis APACHE Category Rate: Difference between revisions
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==Definition and Derivation== | ==Definition and Derivation== | ||
*Post Operative patient - when the patient's [[Previous Location]] prior to ICU is Operating or Recovery Room. | |||
*The patient based on the admit diagnoses and/or admit procedures maybe assigned to one or more diagnostic categories. | |||
**The diagnostic category with the highest weight is the final diagnostic category assigned to the patient. | |||
===Numerator=== | ===Numerator=== | ||
Total number of patients | Total number of patients in each of the 8 Broad Diagnostic Categories | ||
===Denominator=== | ===Denominator=== | ||
Total number of discharges | Total number of discharges | ||