ARF (APACHE)

Note: Information on this page applies to the APACHE II ARF checkbox only; for the diagnosis code of Acute Renal Failure see ARF (Diagnosis)

The ARF (Acute Renal Failure) checkbox is one component used to generate the [[ APACHE II score.

Put a check mark in ARF checkbox for APACHE 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 < 135 cc

Template:Data Integrity Rules There are a number of coding rules related to renal diagnoses, centralized info about them is in Renal Coding Considerations.

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also see

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