Fig. 3
From: Perspective on optimizing clinical trials in critical care: how to puzzle out recurrent failures
Example of a “schedule of event” for bedside nurses in a sepsis trial. It includes both treatment and follow-up period until D28 or hospital discharge as well as long-term follow-up. Treatment dose is automatically calculated based on patient’s weight and date and time of treatment and/or assessment are automatically displayed based on the time of inclusion. Each assessment box provides information on data to record and examination to perform. CBC complete blood count, plat. platelet count, PT prothrombin time, INR international normalized ratio, Creat creatinine, EKG electrocardiogramme, HR heart rate, RR respiratory rate, BP blood pressure, BG blood gas, NA not applicable