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Treatment protocols: practical considerations for hospital implementation of thrombolytic therapy with tissue
1Acute Myocardial Infarction Program, Heart Institute, Hospital of the Good Samaritan, Los Angeles, CA 90017.
Heart & Lung : the Journal of Critical Care
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
Treatment protocols are critical to the delivery of rapid nursing assessment and prompt patient intervention. These protocols must be developed to ensure patient standardization and quality of care. The key points to include in treatment protocols are guidelines for triage; inclusion-exclusion criteria; pretreatment and posttreatment standing orders; patient care management guidelines; and, if applicable, transport to a tertiary center and cardiac catheterization instructions.