Var 1 - Admit-from Ward

ICU Var 1 is used to tag ICU patients as follows:

• OBS - Tags an ICU patient who is in the observation unit in the ER (emergency department) while under ICU attending care.
  • example: Concordia ICU patients has frequently sent ICU patients to the telemetry unit in their ER while still under ICU attending care.
  • tag started CON July 2006. Not many tagged to date.

TOstryzniuk 15:17, 22 July 2008 (CDT)

Legacy Use

• C - Co-managed patients. Cardiology & ICU attending looking after a patient in MICU.

• Was used at HSC and STB only, starting ???, ending ??? 2008

Discussion

• Is the OBS information used at this time? By whom and for what? E.g. does it go into one of the reports? Which one? --Ttenbergen 03:32, 24 July 2008 (CDT)

• If only certain locations code it, which ones? --Ttenbergen 03:32, 24 July 2008 (CDT)

• According to Julie some locations, e.g. Vic, are now using the Var1/2 ICU for admit from and discharge to wards. This would be a nice consistency between Med and ICU, but then it would need to be done everywhere. When BRR or MAP isn't entered, the field is used for this. Should this practice be extended? Ttenbergen 16:37, 23 January 2009 (CST)
  • Julie is not correct on this point.TOstryzniuk 17:45, 23 January 2009 (CST)
    • Could you please confirm this with Julie, we just talked about this and she said this is definitely soemthing that has been done at the Vic.Ttenbergen 14:26, 28 October 2010 (CDT)
      • I have asked Betty about this since this is a CON thing. I only found 5 marked in ICU database with this code. All from CON. 3 in 2006 and 2 in 2007. that is it. We should turf this code--TOstryzniuk 19:46, 28 October 2010 (CDT)