ARF (APACHE)

This applies to the APACHE II ARF checkbox only.

To put a checkmark in Acute Renal Failure (ARF) checkbox for ICU APACHE, a patient must meet both of the following criteria:

• for 8 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs of ICU admission:
  • creatinine > 133 mmols and
  • urine < 135 cc

• a patient who has a comorbid diagnosis of Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) should NOT have a checkmark in this checkbox.

• also see ARF (Diagnosis) for Diagnosis coding
• also see ATN for Diagnosis coding
• also see CRF - Chronic Renal Failure for Diagnosis coding
• also see ARI for Diagnosis coding

Discussion

Are there any data integrity rules for this?