Deceased patients

This page ties together the different types of information we collect about deceased patients. Additional info might be in but not integrated here yet.

General instructions for deceased patients

• We always know that a patient died by virtue of the Dispo field. And data collectors record all diagnoses relevant to the admission. Thus beyond those 2 items, we have no specific need to record death as a diagnosis EXCEPT for brain death in which the patient becomes an organ donor.
• There might or might not be one of the Category:Diagnosis implying death

ExpandDiagnosis implying death codes:

Brain death Medical Assistance In Dying

NOT organ donor

• Dispo: "Died - to morgue"
• Dispo DtTm: date and time of death - info is found in Patient Viewer Tab Cognos ADT2

organ donor

See Guideline for coding organ donation after death

Death at temporary location

See Visits to temporary locations

Data prior to death (even if pt did not die on our ward)

Decisions about end of life care

• ACP C

End of life care

• Comfort Care
• DC Treatment
• Hospice
• Palliative care

MAID

• Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID)

Data about patients who did die

• APACHE physiological variable collection#Patient DIED shortly after arriving in unit

Not organ donors

• Dispo DtTm field
• Dispo field

Organ donors

• see Guideline for coding organ donation after death

Category:Diagnosis implying death

ExpandDiagnosis implying death codes:

Brain death Medical Assistance In Dying

Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)

	App	Status
Query check ICD10 dx implying death must have appropriate dispo	CCMDB.accdb	implemented
Link suspect dead then alive query	Centralized data front end.accdb	implemented
Query NDC dx implying death across encounters	Centralized data front end.accdb	implemented

Legacy info

Expandclick expand to see legacy info

ACP Status collection in ICU Palliative Service Medical Assistance In Dying (old) Organ Donor