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Respiratory-driven protocols

A respiratory driven protocol is an algorithmic medical process applied by respiratory practitioners as an extension of the physician. Respiratory-driven protocols are implemented in hospitals for treatment of people suffering from asthma, bronchiolitis, and other respiratory illness. Respiratory-driven protocols are most widely applied in intensive-care units. Respiratory practitioners are not utilized globally, so most application of respiratory practitioners as physician-extenders in this fashion is in the United States.

Cost-reduction

Respiratory practitioners applying respiratory-driven protocols was initially designed and has been since shown to reduce patient cost and improve overall patient outcomes.

Benefits

Respiratory-driven protocols have been shown to decrease hospital stays and improve overall outcomes in pediatric populations requiring respiratory intervention such as mechanical ventilation.

References

References

  1. Zimmerman L. (1997). "Respiratory therapist-driven protocols.". West J Med.
  2. (2008). "Effects of respiratory-therapist driven protocols on house-staff knowledge and education of mechanical ventilation.". Clin Chest Med.
  3. (2011). "Respiratory Care Practices and Requirement for Respiratory Therapists in Beijing ICUs.". [[Respiratory Care (journal).
  4. (1996). "Implementing therapist-driven protocols.". Respir Care Clin N Am.
  5. (2009). "Implementation of a respiratory therapist-driven protocol for neonatal ventilation: impact on the premature population.". Pediatrics.
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