Tachyarrythmias

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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter, Ventricular fibrillation, Supraventricular tachycardia, paroxysmal

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Cardiovascular (old)
Type:	Category: Medical Problem (old)
Main Diagnosis:	TACHYARRYTHMIAS
Sub Diagnosis:	*1 Ventricular tachycardia 2 Supraventricular Tach 3 Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter 4 Ventricular Fibrillation 90 Other
Diagnosis Code:	131-00
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
Program:	Critical Care and Medicine
Status:	Currently Collected

Definition

• If requires defibrillation/cardioversion or Tx with
• continuous antiarrythmics infusion
• bolus Tx does not qualify

Discussion

• On Medicine wards we get many patients in rapid atrial fibrillation that require bolus treatments. By the code book definition they do not qualify for coding as atrial fibrillation because they are not getting continuous infusions. I think this definition is outdated. Are other data collectors coding unstable atrial fibrillation on Medical wards?GHall 15:55, 16 April 2009 (CDT)