Implementing strategies to identify and mitigate adverse safety events: a case study with unplanned extubations.
Hatch D, Rivard M, Bolton J, et al. Implementing Strategies to Identify and Mitigate Adverse Safety Events: A Case Study with Unplanned Extubations. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45(4):295-303. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.11.003.
The authors describe how the use of statistical process control charts facilitated rapid identification of a cluster of unplanned extubations in a neonatal intensive care unit. They advocate for the use of continuous monitoring tools to help alert teams to possible safety events and improvement opportunities.