Biography:
Dr. Yu Kawai is an assistant professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and is the Quality Medical Director and an intensivist in the Pediatric ICU and the Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU. He is the co-chair of the American Delirium Society (ADS) Pediatric Delirium Special Interest Group and an active member of the ADS Education Committee. Locally, he leads the Pediatric Sepsis, Delirium, Mobility, and Sedation Teams. He also engages in numerous multidisciplinary QI projects, including efforts to reduce unplanned extubations, CLABSIs, and other iatrogenic conditions.
Multidisciplinary QI collaboration in decreasing pediatric unplanned extubation