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Table 3 When to notify a physician

From: The pitfalls of electronic health orders: development of an enhanced institutional protocol after a preventable patient death

Order name

Notify

Urine output

Additional information

☒

House Officer & Urology

If urine output decreases, or stops.

First, stop infusion, then notify HO & urology.

☒

House Officer & Urology

 

Prior to discontinuation of CBI

☒

House Officer & Urology

 

For any interruption of continuous flow of urine into the bladder or into the drainage bag

☒

House Officer & Urology

 

For patients complaints of suprapubic pain or discomfort

☒

House Officer & Urology

 

If unable to flush or if irrigating more than once every 4 hours.

  1. HO = house officer, CBI = continuous bladder irrigation.