Table 2 Interventions/processes amenable to protocolization

Ventilator weaning

Acute lung injury/lung protective ventilation

Sepsis

Rapid antibiotic administration

Daily interruption of sedation

Other sedation

Catheter placement

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Early mobility

Stress ulcer prevention

Nutrition

Transfusion restriction

Massive transfusion

Hypothermia after cardiac arrest

Ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention

Delirium assessment

Delirium treatment

Palliative care/end of life

Electrolyte replacement

Acute coronary syndrome

Acute brain injury

Stroke

Intracerebral hemorrhage

Glucose control

Critical care code/Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Oral hygiene