Standardized orders for titrating vasopressors: do efforts to improve safety slow delivery of care?

David W. Baker; Robert Campbell

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Standardized orders for titrating vasopressors: do efforts to improve safety slow delivery of care?

September 11, 2019

Baker DW, Campbell R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45(9):589-590.

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Testing process improvements prior to implementation can help identify and address potential unintended consequences on practice. This commentary explores how a quality improvement initiative seeking to reduce the opportunity for mistakes may have resulted in treatment delays.

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