Effect of FOCUS-PDCA program on unplanned extubation in ICU patients

VernacularTitle:全面质量管理程序在减少ICU患者非计划性拔管的作用
Author: Er YANG ¹ ; Xueying YU ; Haixia HU ; Guangling GUO ; Baoxia YE
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1. 十堰市太和医院湖北医药学院附属医院
Keywords: FOCUS-PDCA program; ICU; tracheal intubation; unplanned extubation; quality of care
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2017;16(9):6-9
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of FOCUS-PDCA on the unplanned extubation (UEX) in ICU patients. Methods About 237 ICU patients during Jan. to Dec. 2014 were assigned as the control group, where the FOCUS-PDCA program was not used. Another 235 patients during Jan. to Dec. 2015 were assigned as the study group, where the the FOCUS-PDCA program was used. The two groups were compared in view of unplanned extubation rate and nurse's comprehensive ability. Result Compared with the control group, hospitalization time was comprehensively shortened in the observation group and the nurses comprehensive abibity increased (all P<0.05). Conclusion The FOCUS-PDCA program can prevent UEX in ICU patients, reduce the rate of UEX, improve the comprehensive ability of nurses and the quality of nursing.