VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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**When the Statistician links admissions in the database between ICU'a & medicine wards in the city, those patient that have VAP in admitting diagnosis are excluded from complication statistics. The patient encounter that had the VAP coded in the '''acquired diagnosis''' slot is the unit that is given credit for the '''complication''' occuring in that unit. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 14:10, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | **When the Statistician links admissions in the database between ICU'a & medicine wards in the city, those patient that have VAP in admitting diagnosis are excluded from complication statistics. The patient encounter that had the VAP coded in the '''acquired diagnosis''' slot is the unit that is given credit for the '''complication''' occuring in that unit. [[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 14:10, 16 June 2008 (CDT) | ||
* I think all the "if one of" above should be changed to "if ''at least'' one of". Done. If this is not true, please change back, but also let me know for future reference. [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 11:11, 17 June 2008 (CDT) | * I think all the "if one of" above should be changed to "if ''at least'' one of". Done. If this is not true, please change back, but also let me know for future reference. [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 11:11, 17 June 2008 (CDT) | ||
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