Research Article

Vital Signs Directed Therapy for the Critically Ill: Improved Adherence to the Treatment Protocol Two Years after Implementation in an Intensive Care Unit in Tanzania

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The Vital Signs Directed Therapy Protocol. The protocol provides criteria for the classification of vital signs as either normal (green), abnormal (yellow), or danger sign (red) and prompts treatments for danger signs. It was introduced in the main intensive care unit in Muhimbili National Hospital in March 2014.