BACKGROUND Unplanned extubation represents a threat to patient safety, and risk factors and prevention strategies for unplanned extubation have not been fully explored. OBJECTIVES To define high-risk patients for unplanned extubation and determine clinicians' beliefs on perceived risks for unplanned extubation METHODS With a Web-based survey instrument we surveyed critical care clinician me...

The COVID-19 outbreak spurred unplanned closures and transitions to online classes. Physical environments that once fostered social interaction community were rendered inactive. We conducted interviews administered surveys examine undergraduate STEM students’ feelings of belonging engagement while in physical isolation, identified teaching modes associated with these feelings. Surveys from a ra...

BACKGROUND Ideally, care prior to the initiation of dialysis should increase the likelihood that patients start electively outside of the hospital setting with a mature arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter. However, unplanned dialysis continues to occur in patients both known and unknown to nephrology services, and in both late and early referrals. The objective of t...

Background Identifying risk factors for unplanned extubation in patients receiving mechanical ventilation can help guide prevention strategies. Objective To assess the risk of unplanned extubation with different sedation strategies. Methods A 36-month quality improvement study in a 33-bed intensive care unit at a tertiary-care center. Results A total of 92 unplanned extubations occurred (7.5 ev...

BACKGROUND Emergency contraception (EC) can significantly reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the increasing awareness of EC among educated young women in Nigeria, the rate of utilisation remains low. This study therefore explores the main barriers to the use of EC among female university students by analysing their knowledge ...