A priori estimate values, which can provide an approximately correct criterion for judgment, were simply calculated as follows, (6) where and are a priori estimates of the delay and delay rate at epoch k, and are a posteriori estimate values at epoch k − 1, and Δt is the integration time.
Similarly, Williams (1979) identified values as a behavioral foundation, motivation, and criterion for judgment, preference, and choice.
The main criterion for judgment was the correlation between the recruited pulmonary volume estimated by a new technique (CRF INview®) and the evolution of the PaO2 after application of three increasing levels of PEEP (5 10 15).
The criterion for judgment, then, is communicability, and the standard for deciding whether our judgments are indeed communicable is to see whether they could fit with the sensus communis of others.
The frequent use of clinical judgment as a criterion for RRT activation was associated with high RRT utilization.
Most previous studies have included clinical judgment as a criterion for activation, but the RRT in these studies was only infrequently activated for this reason.
Finally, difficulty in standardizing clinical judgment as a criterion for RRT activation may limit generalizability across institutions with different levels of staff experience and out-of-ICU monitoring.
The regular use of clinical judgment as a criterion for RRT activation was associated with higher rates of RRT activation than found in other published reports of RRTs.
Our system emphasizes extensive a priori criteria for judgments to reduce the potential for bias.
