ICU Var 3 - Overflow

ICU Var 3 is used to tag those patients that "overflow" onto other ICU units while under the care of a specific ICU service.

• Because some patients "overflow" to more than one unit during their ICU stay, ICU Var 5 - Overflow is also used for this purpose.
• Used at HSC and STB
• this tag was introduced in the early 1990's as requested by Dr. Perry Gray.
• he used this information to monitor bed numbers for a specific ICU service and also review the frequency of patient movement to accomodate increased volume for that service.
• for EXAMPLES of how to code see: Overflow to other units - Critical Care HSC and STB only

Possible Values:

• SR = surgical patient into Recovery Room - under sicu service care.
  • 4 scenarios:
  1. Entire stay is in RR under SICU attending care.
  2. Before being transferred to SICU from RR a minimun time under SICU attending care in RR must be 2 hrs. or more to qualify as an overflow.
  3. Patient is transferred out of SICU into RR & is still under SICU care in RR before being transferred to the ward.
  4. Patient is transferred from SICU to RR then back to SICU. Note: This is not a new admission back to SICU but a continuous admission. Patient profile should be tagged as an SR.

• MR = medical patient into Recovery Room - under micu service care.
• CR = cardiac patient into Recovery Room – under ccu service care.
• SU = surgical patient into IICU - under sicu service care.
• MU = medical patient into IICU - under micu care.
• CU = cardiac patient into IICU - under ccu service care.
• VM = cardiac sciences overflow into MICU - under CICU service care.
• VS = cardiac sciences overflow into SICU - under CICU service care.
• MC = medical patient overflow into CCU – under micu service care.
• SC = surgical patient overflow into CCU – under sicu service care.

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