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Postoperative respiratory failure causes significant morbidity and mortality, making early identification of moderate-to-high-risk patients critical for prevention.
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Postoperative respiratory failure is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Early identification of patients at moderate to high risk of postoperative respiratory failure is critical to effective prevention strategies. A multidisciplinary team developed a robust process for the early identification of at-risk patients and the prevention of respiratory failure in the perioperative setting.
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Provides the AHRQ Quality Indicators specification for Patient Safety Indicator 11 (Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate).
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Hill et al. (2023) studied Postoperative respiratory failure. Elective surgery was evaluated on Postoperative respiratory failure (secondary diagnosis), prolonged mechanical ventilation, or reintubation cases per 1,000 elective surgical discharges.
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