VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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****The ICU where the patient was first admitted and developed the "complication" of VAP is given the credit when Julie does stats reporting. Any patient who has VAP in their admitting DX code is not included in the reporting of unit acquired VAP's.[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 18:56, 16 December 2008 (CST) | ****The ICU where the patient was first admitted and developed the "complication" of VAP is given the credit when Julie does stats reporting. Any patient who has VAP in their admitting DX code is not included in the reporting of unit acquired VAP's.[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 18:56, 16 December 2008 (CST) | ||
*****Thanks Trish,just wasn't sure if I could code the VAP on medicine. As you know, we are still not using ventilators on our tower units.....kidding....but i wasn't sure. Norine and I discussed this patient, and with the criteria, have coded this patient as a CAP not a VAP. Thanks Wendy | *****Thanks Trish,just wasn't sure if I could code the VAP on medicine. As you know, we are still not using ventilators on our tower units.....kidding....but i wasn't sure. Norine and I discussed this patient, and with the criteria, have coded this patient as a CAP not a VAP. Thanks Wendy | ||
*I was wondering if the wording in the sentence "If a patient has been on a device to assist respiration (ventilator) continuously through a tracheostomy or endotracheal tube (ETT) with the 48 hour period before onset of infection" could be changed to read "If a patient has been on a device to assist respiration (ventilator) continuously through a tracheostomy or endotracheal tube (ETT) for a least 48 hours before onset of infection" just to make it a little clearer.--[[User:MWaschuk|MWaschuk]] 18:35, 17 December 2008 (CST) | |||
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