This is a common question we receive from CDI Specialists in pediatric hospitals: Our PICU doctors are documenting "acute respiratory failure" or "post op respiratory failure" on our congenital heart anomaly repairs. The patients are coming back from surgery sedated and on the ventilator. It doesn't appear that they truly are in "acute respiratory failure." They're sedated post op due to the complexity of the surgery. How should I address this with the ...
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