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  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Patient safety metrics
  • Quality improvement

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  • Unplanned extubation (UE) is a critical patient safety metric.
  • Existing definitions of UE are inconsistently interpreted, leading to varied rates.
  • Accurate measurement of UE is essential for quality improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of different operational definitions on unplanned extubation (UE) rates.
  • To determine how varying UE definitions affect the sensitivity of this patient safety metric.
  • To inform standardized definitions for accurate UE rate calculation.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of quality improvement data from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
  • Classification of unplanned extubations (UEs) as 'dislodged' or 'removed' endotracheal tubes (ETTs).
  • Descriptive statistics used to compare UE rates across different definitions.

Main Results:

  • 241 UEs documented over 33 months; 70% involved dislodged ETTs, 30% removed by staff.
  • Only 9% of dislodged ETTs were fully externalized; 77% were in the esophagus.
  • Using a narrow definition (self-extubation, reintubation, within NICU) excluded 83% of UEs.

Conclusions:

  • Most UEs in NICU settings involve staff actions or partial ETT dislodgement.
  • Excluding staff-removed ETTs significantly underestimates UE rates and associated risks.
  • An inclusive, patient-centric definition and standardized classification are crucial for benchmarking and targeted interventions.