TISS76-Cardiovascular
TISS therapeutic variables: T9 to T16
T15 & T16 are mutually exclusive. Select only ONE item per day that will give you the most points.
- T9 - ECG monitoring
- T10 - Hourly Vital signs -Must include hourly BP (blood pressure) every hour for 6 consecutively hours in the first 24 hours in ICU to get points.--TOstryzniuk 16:42, 2 February 2009 (CST)
- T11 - Peripheral arterial line
- T12 - Pulmonary arterial line (Swan Ganz Catheter)
- T13 - Measurement of CVP (any method)
- T14 - Measurement of Cardiac Output
- T15 - Temporary Pacemaker-Standby (includes external) - wires hooked up but pace not turned on.
- T16 - Temporary Pacemaker-Active (includes external) - turned on but may not be pacing all the time.
- The testing for "capture" not counted as active pacing.
- Permanent pacer not included.
- T17 - Post Cardiac Arrest - (first 48 hours) mark for 2 days. Also see: TISS 48 hour rule
- T18 - Cardioversion/Defibrillation - While in ICU only
- T19 - IABP
- NOTE: Community hospitals (Oaks, Grace, Concordia, Victoria). If a patient goes from your center to STB or HSC for an angiogram/plasty, has an IABP inserted in the angio department and is either admitted for HSC or STB ICU/CCU or goes directly to the OR from there, please do not put on your TISS item # 19 -IABP.Discharge to should be coded using the codes for HSC or STB for OR , CCU , SICU or MICU.