VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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==== CXR implications ==== | ==== CXR implications ==== | ||
Whenever a positive sputum culture is reported, the data collector should check to see if this is, first of all, a pneumonia and then, to see if it is a [[CAP]], [[HAP]] or VAP. If the CXR does not give evidence of a pneumonia, code | Whenever a positive sputum culture is reported, the data collector should check to see if this is, first of all, a pneumonia and then, to see if it is a [[CAP]], [[HAP]] or VAP. If the CXR does not give evidence of a pneumonia, code | ||
it as (old: [[Tracheobronchitis]])/(ICD10: [[Bronchitis, infectious or noninfectious]]/Respiratory disorder, postprocedure/postop NOS]]). | it as (old: [[Tracheobronchitis]])/(ICD10: [[Bronchitis, infectious or noninfectious]]/[[Respiratory disorder, postprocedure/postop NOS]]). | ||
Infiltrates that are present on admission (ie CAP) need to persist/ worsen and also meet the VAP criteria to code VAP. | Infiltrates that are present on admission (ie CAP) need to persist/ worsen and also meet the VAP criteria to code VAP. | ||