The nurse struggled to find a doctor nearby who was willing to administer the protocol.
But in theory, any doctor could administer the protocol — it's super basic — and it doesn't have to be an OB or a family medicine doctor.
The working groups are asked to consider the time required to administer the protocol, the equipment and skills required, and the overall cost and complexity of data collection and analysis.
These "blinded," standardized testers will be videotaped during mock trials and their performance will be scored by other research associate examiners on their ability to administer the protocol as instructed.
Much of the variability in results is due to the different protocols used, differences in definition of hypoglycemia, as well as methodology of its detection and report, presence or absence of safeguards against hypoglycemia in the protocols, local training level of the personnel administering the protocols, and selected patient population.
While no double-blind placebo studies have tested Prometa's effectiveness (two are under way), addiction-medicine doctors around the country who have administered the protocol report encouraging results.
FS and IG were responsible for administering the protocol.
RP, DD and JF were responsible for administering the protocol.
NEO, PS, MAS, ACC Jr, MMQ and SPT were responsible for administering the protocol in the ICU.
JAB was responsible for administering the protocol and critically reviewing earlier versions of the manuscript.
FRL, DSP, AEY, PAA and EFS were responsible for anesthesia and administering the protocol during surgery.
