Objective To establish a reasonable risk evaluation tool in order to guide the clinical prevention of accidental extubation. Methods We collected all the tube types in our hospital, and according to the extubation consequence severity and risks, we designed the extubation risk factor items and formed the professional tables for scoring. Sixteen medical experts and 16 nursing experts were chosen to determine the scores for two rounds following the "Delphi" method. Five patients that had extubation accidentally were selected for evaluation, and 56 clinical cases provided feedbacks after evaluation. Then, the risk was set into 3 ranks:light (≤ 8 points), medium (9-12 points) and high (≥ 13 points). Finally, literature review and collection of the prevention measures were carried out, and the final "Accidental Extubation Risk Evaluation Table" was completed. Results Altogether, 283 patients were evaluated using the table in 23 departments of the hospital, among whom 121 were at mild risk, 76 were at medium risk and 86 were at high risk. Measures were taken accordingly, and no accidental extubation occurred. Conclusion The evaluation table is reasonable, with which accidental extubation risk evaluation is standardized, and the safety of catheter nursing is enhanced.

Citation： DUJuan. Design of Accidental Extubation Risk Evaluation Table for Hospitalized Patients. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(7): 1291-1295. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150371 Copy

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