“…Data from multiple studies show better patient outcomes, shorter hospital stays, and decreased patient care costs when patient-care pathways and protocols are used. [1][2][3] The Society of Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, surgicalcriticalcare.net, as well as many other Web sites and institutions offer various evidence-based guidelines and protocols for the management of patients. Despite these resources, many basic critical care issues remain unstudied and therefore not covered by existing protocols.…”