ETT unscheduled extubations
Start Date
December, 2008
Stop Date
- undetermined however, target is for year end. See DeviceUse Study.
- DeviceUse Study is a process improvement for deriving better quality data for monitoring patient quality of care.
- Once DeviceUse Study is running smoothly Julie Mojica will advise when process described in this article will be stopped and this article will become legacy.--TOstryzniuk 18:11, 31 August 2011 (CDT)
| Hosp | ETT unscheduled extubation_start date | Unit |
| HSC | Dec 1.08 | MICU |
| HSC | Sept 28.09 | IICU |
| Dec 1.08 | SICU | |
| STB | Feb 1.09 | MICU/SICU |
| N/A | CCU | |
| N/A | CICU | |
| GRA | Dec 1.08 | MICU |
| VIC | Dec 1.08 | MICU |
| OAK | Dec 1.08 | MICU |
| CON | Dec 1.08 | MICU |
- information is collected by the CRN/charge nurse at each of the ICU's in the city. Data is suppose to be completed at the same time each day.
- counts includes the number of ET_Tubes per day, and the number of unsheduled/unplanned extubations per day.
- form is faxed to our office once per week. Original kept in CRN office at site. Data Processor has a contact person at each site she must call if forms are not received by Wednesday each week.
- Data Processor manually enters counts into an ACCESS database on our share point on "X":.
- NAME: CentralLineswithETtube.mdb
- LOCATION: X:\CCMDB_Special_Projects\Central_Line_Infections_ETube\DATA_ENTRY_LineCounts_ETube\CentralLineswithETtube.mdb
- data is used by statistician to submit to CCVSM (Critical Care Vital Signs Monitoring)-which is a cross Canada ICU collaborative.
Forms used in ICU
- Form is completed daily by CRN (charge nurse) or manager and FAXED to the Database Research office once per week (every Monday with previous weeks data).
- Data Processor makes a phone call to specific contact people in each ICU every week if the form is not submitted by Wednesday each week.
- Data Processor manually enters values from this form into an Access database on our office share drive X.
- The forms listed below are used by ICU charge nurses for the QA ETT unschedule extubations project and for Central Line Infection Rate counting. See QAInf ITEM B Central Line Infectionand also Central Line Infection.