New Additions to Interqual

Please let your staff know that these have been added to the inpatient criteria for Intermediate Care Patients

                          

• Age <31 days and airway suctioning >=6x/day [1 point]
• Age <=2months - Receiving IV anti-infective, and at least one of the following: [0.3 points]
• T>100.4F PR or T>101.4F PO; or
• Pending culture results (1st 2 days); or
• Receiving antibiotics for treatment of (+) culture based on sensitivity results
• Oxygen Therapy, at least one of the following: [0.3 points]
• age <30days and receiving continuous oxygen; or
• age <6 months and receiving <40% FiO2
• Drug withdrawal therapy and Modified Finnegan Score>8 and age <=6months [1 point]