STB CICU Collection Guide

This article contains collection information specific to the STB CICU (cardiac sciences) at St Boniface.

Please make sure you document information at the most general level that is applicable, i.e. don't code something that affects all collection at StB in the program or unit level articles.

See the following for more general information:

• STB Collection Guide
• STB Critical Care Collection Guide

Unit admission log book

The unit admission log book is kept at the main desk in front of where the ward clerk sits along with a binder to keep the completed TISS and green sheets as well.

Ward contacts

If you have questions ask the ward clerk or charge nurse.

Collector "base"

You can sit at the main desk behind the ward clerk to read charts or at the individual patient desks if the nurse is away.

Location of patient chart components

Patient charts and clipboards are in front of the individual cubicles.

Project ABO TEE

See Project ABO TEE for details

Special Situations

• Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)

• Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)

• Bentall Procedure

Vasoplegia (vasoplegic syndrome)

This is a combination of low SVR and high CO post surgery requiring cardiac bypass and hypothermia. Some of the cardiac patients develop this post op and require volume and or inotropes usually vasopressin. Template:Discussion

• What code do you use for this? Cardiogenic Shock Post -Op?--LKolesar 12:18, 2017 September 7 (CDT)
  • I use BP control post-op only. --LBilesky 14:55, 2017 October 18 (CDT)

ECMO Patient Type

I put the VA ECMO patients down as surgical because they are admitted under a Surgeon in my unit. Lois

Other STB ICU collection guide info

• STB ACCU Collection Guide
• STB MICU Collection Guide