Predictive value of the unplanned extubation risk assessment scale in hospitalized patients with tubes

BACKGROUND Critical patients often had various types of tubes,unplanned extubation of any kind of tube may cause serious injury to the patient,but previous reports mainly focused on endotracheal intubation.The limitations or incorrect use of the unplanned extubation risk assessment tool may lead to improper identification of patients at a high risk of unplanned extubation and cause delay or nonimplementation of unplanned extubation prevention interventions.To effectively identify and manage the risk of unplanned extubation,a comprehensive and universal unplanned extubation risk assessment tool is needed.AIM To assess the predictive value of the Huaxi Unplanned Extubation Risk Assessment Scale in inpatients.METHODS This was a retrospective validation study.In this study,medical records were extracted between October 2020 and September 2021 from a tertiary comprehensive hospital in southwest China.For patients with tubes during hospitalization,the following information was extracted from the hospital information system:age,sex,admission mode,education,marital status,number of tubes,discharge mode,unplanned extubation occurrence,and the Huaxi Unplanned Extubation Risk Assessment Scale(HUERAS)score.Only inpatients were included,and those with indwelling needles were excluded.The best cut-off value and the area under the curve(AUC)of the Huaxi Unplanned Extubation Risk Assessment Scale were been identified.RESULTS A total of 76033 inpatients with indwelling tubes were included in this study,and 26 unplanned extubations occurred.The patients’HUERAS scores were between 11 and 30,with an average score of 17.25±3.73.The scores of patients with or without unplanned extubation were 22.85±3.28 and 17.25±3.73,respectively(P<0.001).The results of the correlation analysis showed that the correlation coefficients between each characteristic and the total score ranged from 0.183 to 0.843.The best cut-off value was 21,and there were 14135 patients with a high risk of unplanned extubation,accounting for 18.59%.The Cronbach’sα,sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,and negative predictive value of the Huaxi Unplanned Extubation Risk Assessment Scale were 0.815,84.62%,81.43%,0.16%,and 99.99%,respectively.The AUC of HUERAS was 0.851(95%CI:0.783-0.919,P<0.001).CONCLUSION The HUERAS has good reliability and predictive validity.It can effectively identify inpatients at a high risk of unplanned extubation and help clinical nurses carry out risk screening and management.

Reducing the Rate of Unplanned Extubation of Venous Access in Perioperative Patients

Objective:To investigate the application effect of quality control circle activities in reducing the rate of unplanned extubation of venous access in perioperative patients.Methods:The quality control circle method was used to analyze the causes,identify the actual causes of unplanned out-of-control,take corresponding measures,formulate corresponding countermeasures,implement standardized management,and carry out continuous improvement.Results:Following the implementation of quality control circle activities,the rate of unplanned extubation of venous access in perioperative patients decreased from 27.35%before improvement to 3.42%after improvement.Conclusion:The use of quality control circle activities in the safety management of venous access in perioperative patients is conducive to reducing the rate of unplanned extubation of venous access in perioperative patients.

降低ICU非計劃性拔管的改善方案

目的降低ICU氣管插管病患之非計劃性拔管(unplanned extubation,UEX)率。方法2010年1~5月,發現在73位氣管插管留置病患中,發生UEX 6人次,拔除率為8.2%。分析原因後發現:缺乏適當約束2人次(33.3%),躁動未適當使用鎮靜劑2人次(33.3%),缺乏有效溝通1人次(16.6%),氣囊破裂滑脫1人次(16.6%)。結果由2010年6~10月,在58位氣管插管留置病患中,UEX發生事件下降為3人次,拔除率為5.1%,明顯達到目的。結論充分認識UEX的風險因素、有價值的風險評估指標,對UEX事件進行全面的系統分析,採取預見性的醫療護理措施,是保證患者置管安全、降低UEX發生率的有效手段。