Data were retrieved from the paper ICU chart. VIS was calculated as previously reported using the formula: 1 × (dopamine + dobutamine [μg/kg/min]) + 10 × milrinone (μg/kg/min) + 100 × ...
Charting is one of the more neglected skills from an EMS educational emphasis standpoint. As a result, what the medical director ends up reading during chart review is often wildly variable.