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
Table 1
Danger signs and associated actions that were included in the analysis of adherence.
Danger sign
Action(s)
Conscious level (Glasgow coma scale 3–8)
Endotracheal intubation
Respiratory rate (<8 or >30 breaths per minute)
Initiation/increase of oxygen therapy
Oxygen saturation (<90%)
Heart rate (<40 or >130 beats per minute)
Administration of 500 ml intravenous ringer lactate or normal saline
