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Pin Down Vent Management Documentation

Published on Tue Nov 12, 2019

Question: What documentation is necessary when reporting vent management? Codify Subscriber Answer: The ED physician should record the ventilator settings and adjustments. This includes the initial or current vent settings, any changes to those, and recommendations and/or orders relating to the vent setting changes. Once you know how your physician administered the ventilation, look at when he administered the treatment. [...]
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