VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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== VAP Attribution Transfer Rule == | == VAP Attribution Transfer Rule == | ||
If a patient transferred from another unit first meets | If a patient transferred from another unit first meets all criteria for VAP within the '''first 48 hrs''' on your unit, code VAP as an ''admit'' diagnosis, ''not as a complication'' | ||
'''Don't''' enter a [[QA_Infection#A._VAP]] for these patients. | '''Don't''' enter a [[QA_Infection#A._VAP]] for these patients. | ||