The evidence-based recommendations include:
- Don’t order diagnostic tests at regular intervals. Do order diagnostic tests in response to specific clinical questions.
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- Don’t transfuse red blood cells in hemodynamically stable, non-bleeding critically ill patients with a hemoglobin concentration greater than 7 mg/dL.
- Don’t use parenteral nutrition in adequately nourished critically ill patients within the first seven days of a stay in an intensive care unit.
- Don’t deeply sedate mechanically ventilated patients without a specific indication and without daily attempts to lighten sedation.
- Don’t continue life support for patients at high risk for death or severely impaired functional recovery without offering patients and their families the alternative of care focused entirely on comfort.
For a PDF of the list, complete with more detailed explanations, click here.
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