Debridement - Cardiovascular: Difference between revisions

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**** in order to clarify, could 837 (skin grafting/debridement) just have the word debridement removed from title? All debridement procedures would then be under cardio vascular OR and 837 be exclusive to skin grafting.[[User:Jkublick|Jkublick]] Dec. 12,2012

**** That would be one way to handle it. I think it would depend how we use this data - how does Julie report on it? Ttenbergen 23:32, 2012 December 12 (EST)

****the purpose of this code in first place had to do with burn patients in that wounds due to burns are aways debrided so that skin grafting can be done. The code was for either or because generally both are done for burns in ICU therefore it was lumped into one code. I like Judy's suggestion that 83700 should be strictly skin grafting and 763-23 is for wound debridement. How have staff been using this code (837) related to burns only or for other type wounds too? This would help determine if we can split it cleanly or not.

*I use this category to cover abdominal surgery patients that return to the OR for debridement, (often called 2nd look) since they are usually removing dead tissue that the patient was too unstable to have addressed in the earlier OR. I also use it for burns or plastics procedures.--[[User:Jpeterson|Jpeterson]] 09:26, 2013 August 26 (CDT)

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 **** in order to clarify, could 837 (skin grafting/debridement) just have the word debridement removed from title?  All debridement procedures would then be under cardio vascular OR and 837 be exclusive to skin grafting.[[User:Jkublick|Jkublick]] Dec. 12,2012
 **** That would be one way to handle it. I think it would depend how we use this data - how does Julie report on it? Ttenbergen 23:32, 2012 December 12 (EST)
 ****the purpose of this code in first place had to do with burn patients in that wounds due to burns are aways debrided so that skin grafting can be done.  The code was for either or because generally both are done for burns in ICU therefore it was lumped into one code.  I like Judy's suggestion that 83700 should be strictly skin grafting and 763-23 is for wound debridement.  How have staff been using this code (837) related to burns only or for other type wounds too?  This would help determine if we can split it cleanly or not.
+*I use this category to cover abdominal surgery patients that return to the OR for debridement, (often called 2nd look) since they are usually removing dead tissue that the patient was too unstable to have addressed in the earlier OR. I also use it for burns or plastics procedures.--[[User:Jpeterson|Jpeterson]] 09:26, 2013 August 26 (CDT)
 [[Category:Other CV Procedures]]