Abstract: Objective: To investigate the artificial airway stability in interhospital referral patients, and to analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide reference for the management of artificial airway in patients with hospital referral. Methods: A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate the information of 183 patients with artificial airway who was transferred to the emergency department of our hospital from March 2015 to March 2018. Univariate analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors of artificial airway stability in hospital referral patients. Results: Totally 31 patients (16.9%) occurred artificial airway catheter displacement. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that patient with consciousness, the catheter size smaller than that of the patient, and the trachea catheter was fixed only with tie-wraps or tape, the use of simple stretcher were influential factors of artificial airway stability in patients with hospital referral (P<0.05). Conclusion: Some patients occur artificial airway catheter displacement during hospital referral. Hospital referral medical staff should understand the influencing factors of artificial airway stability and take targeted measures to improve the safety of patients with artificial airway referral.

Key words: hospital referral; artificial airway; stability; influencing factor