VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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== When to code VAP == | == When to code VAP == | ||
'''Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Criteria''': | '''Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Criteria''': | ||
*NOTE: We are tracking HOSPITAL ACQUIRED VAP's & not patient's who have acquired an pneumonia while on long term home ventilators (LTV) in the community. If a LTV patient is admitted from the community with an pneumonia, they are to coded as | *NOTE: We are tracking HOSPITAL ACQUIRED VAP's & not patient's who have acquired an pneumonia while on long term home ventilators (LTV) in the community. If a LTV patient is admitted from the community with an pneumonia, they are to coded as '''C'''ommunity '''A'''cquired '''P'''neumonia ([[CAP]]). (as per Dr. Bruce Light).[[User:TOstryzniuk|TOstryzniuk]] 17:38, 15 December 2008 (CST) | ||