kdigo criteria
I think I'm splitting hairs, but when applying KDIGO criteria, if a patient rises from 1.4 to 1.7 overnight, they meet criteria based upon a 0.3 bump in less than 48 hours.
That same patient technically shows a creat of 1.42, so if you add 0.3, they should technically have a creat of > than 1.72 in order to meet criteria.
How many digits out to you typically go-tenths/hundredths?
In our organization, if a pt does not meet critieria, the diagnosis is not coded and it gets escalated for review/education. This case is so close, but I'm not sure whether to advise to code or not.
Thanks,
Kerry
Kerry Seekircher, RN, BS, CCDS, CDIP
Documentation Specialist Supervisor
Northern Westchester Hospital
400 East Main Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Email: kseekircher@nwhc.net
Phone: 914-666-1243
Fax: 914-666-1013
That same patient technically shows a creat of 1.42, so if you add 0.3, they should technically have a creat of > than 1.72 in order to meet criteria.
How many digits out to you typically go-tenths/hundredths?
In our organization, if a pt does not meet critieria, the diagnosis is not coded and it gets escalated for review/education. This case is so close, but I'm not sure whether to advise to code or not.
Thanks,
Kerry
Kerry Seekircher, RN, BS, CCDS, CDIP
Documentation Specialist Supervisor
Northern Westchester Hospital
400 East Main Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Email: kseekircher@nwhc.net
Phone: 914-666-1243
Fax: 914-666-1013