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=== Cardiovascular ===
=== Cardiovascular ===
TISS therapeutic variables: 9 to 25
[[TISS Cardiovascular]]
* 9 - ECG monitoring
[[TISS Blood Products]]
* 10 - Hourly Vital signs -Minimum 6 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs in ICU to get points
* 11 - Peripheral arterial line
* 12 - Pulmonary arterial line
* 13 - Measurement of CVP (any method)
* 14 - Measurement of Cardiac Output
* 15 - Temporary Pacemaker-'''Standby''' (includes external) - wires hooked up but pace not turned on.
* 16 - Temporary Pacemaker-'''Active''' (includes external) -  turned on but may not be pacing all the time. 
** The testing for "capture" not counted as active pacing. 
**Permanent pacer not included.
 
* 17 - Post Cardiac Arrest - (first 48 hours) mark for 2 days
* 18 - Cardioversion/Defibrillation - While in ICU only
 
* 19 - IABP
**NOTE: Community hospitals (Oaks, Grace, Concordia, Victoria).  If a patient goes from your center to STB or HSC for an angiogram/plasty, has an IABP inserted in the angio department and is either admitted for HSC or STB ICU/CCU or goes directly to the OR from there, please do not put on your TISS item # 19 -IABP.Discharge to should be coded using the codes for HSC or STB for OR , CCU , SICU or MICU.
 
* 20 - Pressurized blood transfusion
* 20 - Pressurized blood transfusion
* 21 -  Mast Trouser '''discontinued practice in ICU - 1998-99'''
* 21 -  Mast Trouser '''discontinued practice in ICU - 1998-99'''