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Extubation Reflectivity

Journal of Perioperative Practice, 2007
The purpose of this article is to share a recovery room practitioner's experience using reflection and to explore the issues surrounding extubation in the post anaesthetic care unit (PACU). Currently there are no national standards of practice for practitioners’ learning and safe practice of extubation techniques within the PACU.
Paula, Mason, Dawn, Hardy, Brian, Smith
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Unplanned Extubations

Chest, 1994
A prospective study of all unplanned adult extubations was conducted for 4 months period in four intensive care units (ICUs) of a community hospital. Our objective was to document the incidence of unplanned extubations, discern possible variables predictive of occurrence and outcome, and formulate preventive measures and guidelines for reintubation ...
G A, Tindol   +2 more
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Endotracheal Extubation

Respiratory Care Clinics of North America, 2000
Over the last decade, investigators have increasingly focused on the process of translaryngeal extubation. Depending on the patient population studied, the frequency of extubation failure varies from 2% to 20%. The pathophysiology of extubation failure is distinct from that of weaning failure.
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Extubation Strategies: The Extubation Algorithm

2010
The American Society of Anesthesiologists’ difficult airway algorithm was introduced in 1993 and revised in 2003 1. Hagberg, 2 Wilson, 3 and others have published thoughtful critiques of the algorithm, offering numerous modifications to expand its application. The algorithm has achieved “Gold Standard” status in its current form (see Chap. 9 ).
Brendan T. Finucane   +2 more
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Reporting unplanned extubation

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2005
Between 1995 and 2002 seven clinical audits were undertaken in consecutive periods over twelve months to determine the frequency and risk factors associated with reported unplanned extubation (UE) within a 22-bed general and surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Nursing and medical staff provided information on the patient's age, diagnosis, mental status,
Katherine M, Birkett   +2 more
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Decision to extubate

Intensive Care Medicine, 2002
The need for reintubation within 24-72 h of planned extubation is a common event, occurring in 2-25% of extubated patients. Risk factors for extubation failure include being a medical, multidisciplinary or paediatric patient; age >70 years; a longer duration of mechanical ventilation; use of continuous intravenous sedation; and anaemia (haemoglobin
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