Improving Unplanned Extubation Rates in a Single Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Led by a Respiratory Therapist
Through multiple interventions, UE/100 invasive ventilation days decreased by 72.5% and has been sustained from the first quarter of 2023 through the second quarter of 2025 without impacting balancing measures such as invasive ventilation duration. These results support the importance of building upon the Solutions for Patient Safety Network UE prevention bundle and having a dedicated champion to drive improvement and sustainability.
Authors
- R Park
- Nancy M. Tofil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2985-7951)
- Jordan Newman
- Ryan M. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1541-4110)
- Jeremy M. Loberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9907-3458)
- Caleb R. Watson
- Jordan M. Unlap
- Christy Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-0303)
- Vicki S. Shinick
Institutions
- Children's of Alabama (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Care
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19433654251384242
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31