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Nitric Oxide, Inhaled — Goals and Metrics — Clinical Pathway: ICU and Inpatient

Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Clinical Pathway — PICU

Goals

To standardize the approach to treating patients admitted to the PICU requiring inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) or the treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (HFR).

Metrics

Decrease

  • Patient hours on iNO

Balancing Measures

  • Increased PICU length of stay
  • Increased side effects from prolonged exposure to iNO
  • Repeated initiations of iNO after expedited weaning

 

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