The practices for which adherence to evidence-based guidelines is rare include turning critically ill patients, promoting sleep in the intensive care unit, managing pediatric feeding tubes and preventing venous thromboembolism.
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In some cases, adherence to evidence-based care can be less than 15 percent, and original research can take up to 20 years to become common practice, according to a news release.
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