Hospital Complications

🤔 Question: How should complication date be recorded for multiple complications? Do you need to "Save and New" for each complication?

🌱 Answer: Yes, if the complications occur on different dates, you create a new complication form for each date.

🤔 Question: How are facilities showing (in the registry) that the manager/burn coordinator is verifying that the complication met definition?

🌱 Answer: This is not required in the registry but should be done by the registrar entering the data with the appropriate personnel from their burn center.

Definition of Complications

🤔 Question: With use of the VAE (Ventilator Associated Events) chapter in the CDC/NHSN definitions, should VAC be reported as pneumonia as well or only IVAC and PVAP because it more aligns with PNEU chapter.

🌱 Answer: Please discuss this with your Infection Preventionist and use what they are using for pneumonia, vent related.