A quality improvement and risk management initiative for surgical ICU patients: A study of the effects of physical restraints and sedation on the incidence of self-extubation

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 221-225

  Frezza, Ermenegildo E ^a,b   Carleton, Gayle L ^a   Valenziano, Carl P ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care patients; Quality improvement; Restraint; Sedation; Self extubation; Unplanned extubation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034263158     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060001500507     Document Type: Article

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