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Background: Unplanned extubations in the neonatal intensive care unit cause significant adverse effects on the neonate. In previous studies, reduction of unplanned extubation occurred with the combination of a standardized… Click to show full abstract
Background: Unplanned extubations in the neonatal intensive care unit cause significant adverse effects on the neonate. In previous studies, reduction of unplanned extubation occurred with the combination of a standardized method of securing the endotracheal tube and, importantly, investment of the staff in making changes. Changes in practice were made using multiple, successive PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles. Our goal was to reduce our rate of unplanned extubations in our NICU population to < 8 per 100 ventilatory by the beginning of …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018
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