ARF (APACHE)
Note: Information on this page applies to the APACHE II ARF dropdown only; for the diagnosis code of Acute Renal Failure see ARF (Diagnosis)
Coding Guideline
For critical care only: The ARF (Acute Renal Failure) dropdown for APACHE defaults to "enter"; you won't be able to send unless you change it to one of the following:
Choose "yes" if the following conditions are met:
- patient is in ICU/Critical Care
- for 8 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs of admission:
- creatinine > 133 mmols and
- urine output < 135 cc
Choose "no" if the pt
- has CRF in comorbids or
- does not meet the above "yes" conditions.
Data Use
ARF is one component used to generate the APACHE II score.
Specifically, double points are assigned for the Creatinine score if the patient has ARF . (see APACHE_Scoring_table#Physiological_Variables)
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There should be more if we ever get Renal Coding Considerations worked out. Ttenbergen 10:45, 2015 June 25 (CDT)
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