Guidelines for Standards of Care for Patients （指导方针,标准的照顾病人）.pdfVIP

Guidelines for Standards of Care for Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure on Mechanical Ventilatory Support Copyright © by the SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE These guidelines can also be found in the February 1991 issue of Critical Care Medicine -- Crit Care Med 1991 Feb; 19(2):275-278 Society of Critical Care Medicine 701 Lee Street Suite 200 Des Plaines, IL 60016 Phone: 847/827-6869 Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines for Standards of Care for Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure On Mechanical Ventilatory Support Task Force on Guidelines Society of Critical Care Medicine The following report has been developed by the Task Force on Guidelines of the Society of Critical Care Medicine to describe minimum standards for the care of critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation in a critical care unit. Because they are minimum standards, all of these guidelines must be met and many critical care units will exceed most or all of these requirements. However, on rare occasions, clinical circumstances will dictate exceptions to one or many of these standards. The reason for exceptions must be documented in the medical record. These guidelines have not been designed to describe care delivery to patients receiving chronic ventilator therapy outside the critical care environment. In addition to conforming to the specific standards listed below, all units must meet standards previously described for 1 2 Services and Personnel and Unit Design . Personnel Who Shall Be Available 1. Physician a. Medical management must be directed or concurrently provided by a physician who possesses credentials granted by the hos