Validation of a Risk Assessment Tool for Unplanned Endotracheal Extubation: An Observational Study

Ping Zhang and Li-Ping Liu

Clinical Nursing Research, 2022, vol. 31, issue 8, 1438-1444

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to validate and determine the sensitivity and specificity of the risk assessment tool for unplanned endotracheal extubation. Unplanned endotracheal extubation is a common adverse event. The rate of unplanned endotracheal extubation is an indicator to measure patient safety and medical quality. This study was conducted in five intensive care units in a tertiary-A hospital. A total of 227 samples encounters were obtained from 147 unique patients. The content validity was 0.91, and the item content validity ranged from 0.80 to 1.00. Cronbach’s α was .58, the interrater reliability was .93. The area under the curve was 0.89 (95% CI [0.84, 0.94], p  

Keywords: airway extubation; risk assessment; reliability and validity; sensitivity; specificity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738221088897

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