VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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If a patient has a '''VAP''' in the '''ICU''' that is not yet resolved when the patient is transferred to a '''ward''', the ward should code the VAP in the admit diagnosis. If VAP was '''resolved''' in the ICU before the patient was sent to the ward, then don't code it. | If a patient has a '''VAP''' in the '''ICU''' that is not yet resolved when the patient is transferred to a '''ward''', the ward should code the VAP in the admit diagnosis. If VAP was '''resolved''' in the ICU before the patient was sent to the ward, then don't code it. | ||
===VAP can't be Medicine complication=== | ====VAP can't be Medicine complication==== | ||
VAP cannot be coded as a [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] on a Medicine ward but can be used as an [[Admit Diagnosis]] if patient came from an ICU and requires ongoing treatment for this problem. If resolved in the ICU, don't code as an admitting DX to you ward. | VAP cannot be coded as a [[Acquired Diagnosis / Complication]] on a Medicine ward but can be used as an [[Admit Diagnosis]] if patient came from an ICU and requires ongoing treatment for this problem. If resolved in the ICU, don't code as an admitting DX to you ward. | ||