• Critical care clinics · Apr 2007

    Therapist driven protocols: a look back and moving into the future.

    • Rudolph L Koch.
    • Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. rudolph_koch@urmc.rochester.edu
    • Crit Care Clin. 2007 Apr 1;23(2):149-59, vii-viii.

    AbstractTherapist-driven protocols have been shown to decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation, reduce cost, length of stay, and improve the rate of weaning when compared with physician-directed weaning. This article describes protocols used at the author's institution. It describes how the respiratory therapy service interacts with other services within the hospital to provide the optimal outcome for the patient.

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