AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care) clinical practice guideline. Assessing response to bronchodilator therapy at point of care.

AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care) clinical practice guideline. Neonatal time-triggered, pressure-limited, time-cycled mechanical ventilation.

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines: where's the evidence and what do I do with it?

One of the most ambitious, and arguably most important, projects of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) has been the publication of peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Since 1991, 51 CPGs have been published in RESPIRATORY CARE. These have become the backbone of respiratory therapist-directed protocols,1 and they have been reproduced in current respiratory care t...

Practice variation in respiratory therapy documentation during mechanical ventilation.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Implementation of new ventilatory strategies such as lung-protective ventilation for ARDS will require a multidisciplinary approach with considerable physician and respiratory therapy (RT) interaction. One of the key factors in this communication is complete and accurate RT documentation of ventilator settings. Few studies have explored the quality and variability of this docum...

Assessment of awareness and attitude of EMS personnel concerning pre-hospital stroke care based on American Stroke Association Guideline

Objective: Emergency medical services (EMS) is a critical component of health care system and the forefront of stroke care. The prominent role of EMS in stroke care is timely and accurate diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke and transfer of the patients to stroke centers. The present study aimed to assess the “awareness” and “attitude” of EMS personnel concerning prehospital stroke care based on ...

AARC clinical practice guideline. Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation--2003 revision & update.