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).

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

• clarify: does OBS mean a patient who is in the ICU for observation, or an ICU patient who has gone to obs/er? I don't know what Obs means here, maybe someone else knows? Tina?
  • As far as ICU at STB is concerned we don't use variable 1 at this time. LKolesar

• • see aboveTOstryzniuk 15:21, 22 July 2008 (CDT)

• Overflow to other units - Critical Care HSC and STB only still refers to this one. Looks like usage has changed. One or both locations need to be updated. Tina.
  • Not sure what you mean here?TOstryzniuk 15:21, 22 July 2008 (CDT)
    • Follow the link. The page refers to how var 1 may be used at those locations. Is the information on that page still accurate? If a corrected version still refers to Var1, this page should refer to it. If not, the comment is done. Ttenbergen 16:10, 22 July 2008 (CDT)
      • This page lists out examples of how to code overflows and includes the Co-managed CCU/MICU patients. The Co-managed ones are LEGACY examples. On that page how to you relegate the items with VAR 1 C to legacy examples?TOstryzniuk 17:26, 22 July 2008 (CDT)
        • If you mean the "overflow to other units" page lists legacy items, then that is what I mean. That page and this current article both talk about Var 1 use, so they should be the same. If there is Legacy info, it should be moved under a heading "Legacy" and added to the "Legacy Data" category.