| 英文摘要 |
Unplanned extubations in intensive care units lead to increased length of hospital stay, medical costs, and mortality. A statistical analysis of a surgical intensive care unit in a medical center in southern Taiwan revealed an abnormal incidence rate of 0.11% for unplanned device dislodgement in 2019. and thus the goal of this project was to reduce said incidence. Analyses revealed that unplanned extubations are caused by a lack of preventive guidelines for agitated patients and guidelines for managing agitation and delirium. A warning system based on the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale assessment was lacking, and no instrument was in place for distinguishing delirium and agitation. Patients have been unable to express themselves because of postintubation pain, thirst, foreign body sensation in the throat, and difficulty speaking. Nurses did not know how to use assessment tools and failed to double-check the tube before turning patients over. This project adopted the commonly used pain, agitation, delirium, immobility, and sleep (PADIS) management strategy to implement a PADIS nursing course; establish a standard operating procedure; optimize forms, information presentation, and communication cards; and produce a PADIS manual. These measures reduced the incidence of unplanned extubations from 0.11% to 0.05%. Accordingly, the PADIS management strategy is recommended for improving the quality of critical care. |