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Ahn E, Cullen SM, Osorio SN, Ehret C, Jonas K, Blake CE, Hemway RJ, Perlman J, Tiwari P. Reducing NICU Unplanned Extubations From Tube Dislodgement. Pediatrics 2024:e2022061170. [PMID: 38770574 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-061170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Unplanned extubations (UEs) can be a frequent problem and are associated with adverse outcomes. This quality improvement initiative sought to reduce UEs from tube dislodgement in a level IV NICU utilizing methods applicable to other ICUs and performed with minimal monetary funds. METHODS From January 2019 to July 2023, an interdisciplinary quality improvement team used the Model for Improvement and performed sequential interventions to improve the outcome measure of UEs per 100 ventilator days. Process measures included adherence to a modified, site-specific UE care bundle derived from the Solutions for Patient Safety network, whereas the number of endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries was used as a balancing measure. Statistical process control charts and established rules for special cause variation were applied to analyze data. RESULTS Sequential interventions reduced the rate of UEs from a baseline of 2.3 to 0.6 UEs per 100 ventilator days. Greater than 90% adherence with the UE care bundle and apparent cause analysis form completion occurred since December 2020. There were no endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries. CONCLUSIONS A sustained reduction in UEs was demonstrated. Leveraging a multidisciplinary team allowed for continuous UE analysis, which promoted tailored consecutive interventions. UE care bundle audits and the creation of a postevent debrief guide, which helped providers share a common language, were the most impactful interventions. Next steps include disseminating these interventions to other ICUs across our hospital enterprise. These low-cost interventions can be scalable to other NICUs and PICUs.
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- Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Respiratory Therapy, New York, New York
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Krishnan P, Jawale N, Sodikoff A, Malfa SR, McCarthy K, Strickrodt LM, D’Agrosa D, Pickard A, Parton LA, Singh M. Synergizing Safety: A Customized Approach to Curtailing Unplanned Extubations through Shared Decision-making in the NICU. Pediatr Qual Saf 2024; 9:e729. [PMID: 38751892 PMCID: PMC11093562 DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Background Unplanned Extubation (UE) remains an important patient safety issue in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Our SMART AIM was to decrease the rate of UE by 10% from the baseline from January to December 2022 by emphasizing collaboration among healthcare professionals and through the use of shared decision-making. Methods We established an interdisciplinary Quality Improvement team composed of nurses, respiratory therapists, and physicians (MDs). The definition of UE was standardized. UE was audited using an apparent cause analysis form to discern associated causes and pinpoint areas for improvement. Interventions were implemented in a step-by-step fashion and reviewed monthly using the model for improvement. A shared decision-making approach fostered collaborative problem-solving. Results Our baseline UE rate was 2.3 per 100 ventilator days. Retaping, general bedside care, and position change accounted for over 50% of the UE events in 2022. The rate of UE was reduced by 48% by the end of December 2022. We achieved special-cause variation by the end of March 2023. Conclusions The sole education of medical and nursing providers about various approaches to decreasing unnecessary retaping was ineffective in reducing UE rates. Shared decision-making incorporating inputs from nurses, respiratory therapists, and MDs led to a substantial reduction in the UE rate and underscores the potential of systematic evaluation of risk factors combined with collaborative best practices.
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- Parvathy Krishnan
- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
- Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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- From the Department of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y
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Yager H, Tauzin M, Durrmeyer X, Todorova D, Storme L, Debillon T, Casagrande F, Jung C, Audureau E, Layese R, Caeymaex L. Respiratory outcomes and survival after unplanned extubation in the NICU: a prospective cohort study from the SEPREVEN trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2024:fetalneonatal-2023-326679. [PMID: 38636983 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-326679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To compare reintubation rates after planned extubation and unplanned extubation (UE) in patients in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), to analyse risk factors for reintubation after UE and to compare outcomes in patients with and without UE. DESIGN Prospective, observational study nested in a randomised controlled trial (SEPREVEN/Study on Epidemiology and PRevention of adverse EVEnts in Neonates). Outcomes were expected to be independent of the intervention tested. SETTING 12 NICUs in France with a 20-month follow-up, starting November 2015. PATIENTS n=2280 patients with a NICU stay >2 days, postmenstrual age ≤42 weeks on admission. INTERVENTIONS/EXPOSURE Characteristics of UE (context, timing, sedative administration in the preceding 6 hours, weaning from ventilation at time of UE) and patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Healthcare professional-reported UE rates, reintubation/timing after extubation, duration of mechanical ventilation, mortality and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). RESULTS There were 162 episodes of UE (139 patients, median gestational age (IQR) 27.3 (25.6-31.7) weeks). Cumulative reintubation rates within 24 hours and 7 days of UE were, respectively, 50.0% and 57.5%, compared with 5.5% and 12.3% after a planned extubation. Independent risk factors for reintubation within 7 days included absence of weaning at the time of UE (HR, 95% CI) and sedatives in the preceding 6 hours (HR 1.93, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.60). Mortality at discharge did not differ between patients with planned extubation or UE. UE was associated with a higher risk of BPD. CONCLUSION In the SEPREVEN trial, reintubation followed UE in 58% of the cases, compared with 12% after planned extubation. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02598609.
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- Helene Yager
- Faculty of Health, Paris Est Creteil University, 94000 Creteil, Val de Marne, France
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, 94000 Creteil, Val de Marne, France
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, 94000 Creteil, Val de Marne, France
- Délégation de Recherche en Santé et Innovation, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, 94000 Creteil, France
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- Faculty of Health, Paris Est Creteil University, 94000 Creteil, Val de Marne, France
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, 94000 Creteil, Val de Marne, France
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- Service de Néonatologie, Centre Hospitalier René-Dubos, 95300 Pontoise, France
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- Clinique de Médecine Néonatale, Hopital Jeanne de Flandres, CHRU de Lille, Pôle Femme Mère et Nouveau-né, Lille, 59000, France
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique Pédiatrique, Hopital Jeanne de Flandres CHRU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Service de Néonatologie, CHU de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Service de Néonatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France
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- Délégation de Recherche en Santé et Innovation, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, 94000 Creteil, France
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- Service de Santé Publique, Unité de Recherche Clinique (URC Mondor), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris AP-HP, Hopital Henri Mondor, F-94010 Creteil, France
- Université Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRB, Creteil F-94010, France
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- Service de Santé Publique, Unité de Recherche Clinique (URC Mondor), Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris AP-HP, Hopital Henri Mondor, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- Faculty of Health, Paris Est Creteil University, 94000 Creteil, Val de Marne, France
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, 94000 Creteil, Val de Marne, France
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Bagwell GA, Cesario SK, Fraser D, Kenner C, Walker K. Breaking the Cycle of Nursing Chaos: The Need to Address the Nursing Shortage. Nurs Womens Health 2023; 27:e1-e5. [PMID: 37966396 DOI: 10.1016/j.nwh.2023.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Representatives from the Alliance of Global Neonatal Nursing address the worldwide shortage of nurses.
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Bagwell GA, Cesario SK, Fraser D, Kenner C, Walker K. Breaking the Cycle of Nursing Chaos: The Need to Address the Nursing Shortage. Adv Neonatal Care 2023; 23:495-498. [PMID: 38038669 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000001126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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- Gail A Bagwell
- National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Chicago, Illinois
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- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Yardley, Pennsylvania
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- Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Yardley, Pennsylvania
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Bagwell GA, Cesario SK, Fraser D, Kenner C, Walker K. Breaking the Cycle of Nursing Chaos: The Need to Address the Nursing Shortage. Neonatal Netw 2023; 42:316-319. [PMID: 38000804 DOI: 10.1891/nn-2023-0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Bagwell GA, Cesario SK, Fraser D, Kenner C, Walker K. Breaking the Cycle of Nursing Chaos: The Need to Address the Nursing Shortage. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2023; 52:e1-e4. [PMID: 37968040 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2023.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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Representatives from the Alliance of Global Neonatal Nursing address the worldwide shortage of nurses.
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Ohnstad MO, Stensvold HJ, Pripp AH, Tvedt CR, Jelsness-Jørgensen LP, Astrup H, Eriksen BH, Lunnay ML, Mreihil K, Pedersen T, Rettedal SI, Selberg TR, Solberg R, Støen R, Rønnestad AE. Associations between unit workloads and outcomes of first extubation attempts in extremely premature infants below a gestational age of 26 weeks. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1090701. [PMID: 37009293 PMCID: PMC10064049 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1090701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
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Objective The objective was to explore whether high workloads in neonatal intensive care units were associated with short-term respiratory outcomes of extremely premature (EP) infants born <26 weeks of gestational age. Methods This was a population-based study using data from the Norwegian Neonatal Network supplemented by data extracted from the medical records of EP infants <26 weeks GA born from 2013 to 2018. To describe the unit workloads, measurements of daily patient volume and unit acuity at each NICU were used. The effect of weekend and summer holiday was also explored. Results We analyzed 316 first planned extubation attempts. There were no associations between unit workloads and the duration of mechanical ventilation until each infant's first extubation or the outcomes of these attempts. Additionally, there were no weekend or summer holiday effects on the outcomes explored. Workloads did not affect the causes of reintubation for infants who failed their first extubation attempt. Conclusion Our finding that there was no association between the organizational factors explored and short-term respiratory outcomes can be interpreted as indicating resilience in Norwegian neonatal intensive care units.
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- Mari Oma Ohnstad
- Department of Master and Postgraduate Education, Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Centre of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Health Sciences, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Master and Postgraduate Education, Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Master and Postgraduate Education, Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway
- Department of Internal Medicine, Østfold Hospital Trust, Kalnes, Norway
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Sorlandet Hospital Trust, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust, Ålesund, Norway
- Clinical Research Unit, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence Medicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescence Medicine, Østfold Hospital Trust, Kalnes, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
- Department of Pediatric Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neonatology, St Olavs - Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Research Group for Clinical Neonatal Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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