Q&A: Post-surgical complication of encephalopathy
CDI Strategies, November 10, 2011
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Q:Can a patient have encephalopathy after a surgery? For example, a patient post surgery becomes confused and ends up being transferred from the medical/surgical floor to the ICU and began receiving high doses of pain medication via IV. However, the patient recovers well and the confusion disappears after the IV fluids and reduction in pain medication and oxygen. In this case, would it be appropriate to query the physician regarding encephalopathy and it possible cause or would such a query be a red flag for auditors? The situation did extend the patient’s length of stay by one day.
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