{"title":"Decreasing Unplanned Extubations in the NICU, an Ongoing Quality Improvement Project.","authors":"Gwen Bretz, Gordon Chang, Tara Bonner","doi":"10.1891/NN-2022-0034","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Unplanned extubations (UEs) can have devastating effects on neonates. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to decrease the number of UEs in Lankenau Medical Center's 22-bed Level III NICU. The UE rate had risen to 4.6 UEs per 100 ventilator days in 2016. Transitioning to a standardized bundle for intubated infants has decreased the UE rate to less than 2 per 100 ventilator days since 2018. The UE rate continues to be monitored for ongoing accountability and further staff education when rates increase.</p>","PeriodicalId":46706,"journal":{"name":"Neonatal Network","volume":"42 3","pages":"129-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neonatal Network","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1891/NN-2022-0034","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Unplanned extubations (UEs) can have devastating effects on neonates. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to decrease the number of UEs in Lankenau Medical Center's 22-bed Level III NICU. The UE rate had risen to 4.6 UEs per 100 ventilator days in 2016. Transitioning to a standardized bundle for intubated infants has decreased the UE rate to less than 2 per 100 ventilator days since 2018. The UE rate continues to be monitored for ongoing accountability and further staff education when rates increase.