VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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== Follow Criteria Strictly for this one! == | == Follow Criteria Strictly for this one! == | ||
<!--Dr. Robert, Olafson and Garland have advised that for VAP:--> Data collectors should '''follow criteria''' listed below regardless of what a physician writes in chart as a DX. If patient meets criteria VAP below, code as VAP. If patient does not meet all listed criteria, then '''do not code as VAP'''. | <!--Dr. Robert, Olafson and Garland have advised that for VAP:-->Data collectors should '''follow criteria''' listed below regardless of what a physician writes in chart as a DX. If patient meets criteria VAP below, code as VAP. If patient does not meet all listed criteria, then '''do not code as VAP'''. | ||
=== Criteria === | === Criteria === | ||