QA Infection
Purpose
Kendiss Olafson is investigating Central Line Infections and VAPs in the ICUs.
Data Collection Method
If a patient has a Complication of VAP, the following entry must be made in the L_TmpV2 file:
- Project: ICUInfxs
- Item: VAP Infection
- Infect.Dt: Date of infection (no time)
If a patient has a Complication of Central Line Infection, the following entry must be made in the L_TmpV2 file:
- Project: ICUInfxs
- Item: Central Line Infection
- Infect.Dt: Date of infection (no time)
Consistency Checks
Tmp_checker will check for the following: If Dx is
- Central line infection (code 86)
- VAP (code 39)
then L_TmpV2 entry with project "ICU Infection Audit" with date needed