➣ Editorial
➣ Asp J Pediatrics Child Health, vol.1, no.1: 5-7, 2019
ELMeneza SA1*
1Faculty of Medicine for Girls, AL-Azhar University, Egypt
Corresponding Author: Safaa A. ELMeneza
Address: Faculty of Medicine for Girls, AL-Azhar University, Egypt
Received date: 02 February 2019; Accepted date: 08 February 2019; Published date: 14 February 2019
Extubations is the final step in freeing newborn from mechanical ventilation at the proper time. Unplanned extubations (UE) is a state of accidental dislodgment of the endotracheal tube (EET) by chance and involuntary. UE is an unplanned event and occurred accidentally.
UE is defined as premature removal of the ETT by the patient (deliberate UE) or by staff during nursing and medical care (accidental extubation)
Citation: ELMeneza SA, “Unplanned Extubations in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”. Asp J Pediatrics Child Health, vol.1, no.1: 5-7, 2019.
Copyright © 2019 ELMeneza SA, This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Key Words: Endotracheal Tube; Unplanned Extubation; Quality Improvement; Lean Methodology
