ARF (APACHE)

Note: This applies to the APACHE IIARF checkbox only, see ARF (Diagnosis) for instructions on coding the diagnosis ARF.

To check of the Acute Renal Failure (ARF) checkbox for ICU APACHE, a patient must meet all the following criteria:

• both
  • creatinine > 133 mmols
  • urine < 135 cc for 8 hrs consecutively in the first 24 hrs
• patient does not qualify forChronic Renal Failure (CRF)

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Discussion

• does this apply to ICU only, then?
• YES, I had that in other but you said you took out in one of the discussions.