DC Treatment
| Data Element (edit) | |
| Field Name: | R_dc_treat |
| CCMDB Label: | not stated |
| CCMDB tab: | not stated |
| Table: | L_Log table |
| Data type: | string |
| Length: | 50 |
| Program: | CC |
| Created/Raw: | Raw |
| Start Date: | 1988-07-11 |
| End Date: | 2300-01-01 |
| Sort Index: | 12 |
"DC" for critical care patients if life-support treatment is terminated, blank for all others.
The field is on the Dispo tab on the Patient Viewer in CCMDB.accdb.
Defined as terminal withdrawal with expectation of death of:
- invasive mechanical ventilation (ET tube or trach)
- vasopressors or inotropes
- ECMO, VV, ECMO, VA
- VAD (Ventricular assistive device)
Legacy Content
This page contains Legacy Content.- Explanation: stopped collection in Medicine
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This field was also collected in Medicine until 2013-07-04. Collection stopped because the distinction is not clear enough for coding on a medicine ward.
See Also
See: Comfort Care
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