Risk of Readmission and Mortality Following Hospitalization with Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure.

Purpose: Hypercapnic respiratory failure (HRF) is a frequent cause of hospitalization and a common comorbidity in hospitalized patients. There are few studies addressing what factors might predict poor outcomes in this patient population. The purpose of the current study was to investigate characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with HRF.

Use of a computerized arthroplasty registry to generate operative reports decreases transcription errors.

Objectives: Despite the clear importance of the operative report in the electronic medical record, few studies have addressed the quality.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated 300 consecutive patients undergoing primary total joint arthroplasties for operative report errors utilizing three different forms of documentation (standard dictation vs. templated dictation vs.