Implementation of an inhaled nitric oxide protocol decreases direct cost associated with its use

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 60; no. 5; p. 644
• Main Authors: Todd Tzanetos, Deanna R, Housley, Jon J, Barr, Frederick E, May, Warren L, Landers, Cheri D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Administration, Inhalation; Adolescent; Bronchodilator Agents - administration & dosage; Bronchodilator Agents - economics; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical Protocols - standards; Direct Service Costs - statistics & numerical data; Female; Hospital Mortality - trends; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric - economics; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric - standards; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric - statistics & numerical data; Length of Stay; Male; Nitric Oxide - administration & dosage; Nitric Oxide - economics; Respiration, Artificial - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; pulmonary hypertension; pediatrics; protocols/practice guidelines

The objective of this study was to determine whether the implementation of an inhaled nitric oxide protocol (INO) in a pediatric ICU (PICU) would reduce cost associated with its use without negatively affecting patient outcomes. This is a retrospective cohort study of 76 subjects who required INO th...