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Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement

CBE ID
0501
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Any time an endotracheal tube is placed into a patients airway in the Emergency Department (ED)or a patient arrives to the ED with an endotracheal tube already in place ( via EMS or hospital transfer) there should be appropriate confirmation of ETT placement and documentation of its performance in the medical record.

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.14 Numerator

      Number of ED patients with an endotracheal tube(ETT) placed or assesed with an endotracheal already in place who had the ETT confirmation performed.

      1.15 Denominator

      Total number of patients identified with an endotracheal tube cared for in the ED. This population includes those patients who had an ETT´s placed in the ED and those patients who arrived to the ED with an ETT already in place.

      Exclusions

      No exclusions

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Safety Measures: Complications Endorsement Maintenance Project
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Cleveland Clinic
      Steward POC email
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