Would you anticipate this study population to be representative of the general population within the United States? YES OR NO

Is the incident rate for unplanned extubations in this study consistent with the ranges reported in the other studies cited in the literature review? YES OR NO

What percent of unplanned extubations occurred after day one but still within the first week of mechanical ventilation?

What percentage of the patients who were reintubated were reintubated within the first hour?

The researchers used a t-test to examine the mean GCS scores on admission for the unplanned extubation group and the controls. What were the mean scores for each group? Which group had higher scores? Were they significantly different?

ARTICLE

Chang, L., et al. (2008). Influence of physical restraint on unplanned extubation of Adul intensive care patients: A case-control study

By Li-Yin Chang, RN, MSN, Kai-Wei Katherine Wang, RN, PhD, and Yann-Fen Chao, RN, PhD