OBJECTIVES: Endotracheal intubation is a common procedure as part of burn care. Unplanned extubation pose a great risk to patients and result in an increase in hospital costs. Based on the concept of patient-centered care, our aim was to develop a strategy to reduce the incidence of unplanned extubation to 0.20% or less. METHODS: Retrospective analysis revealed that the incidence of unplanned extubations had gradually increased to 0.30% in our burn center from 2010 to 2012. Using the Fishbone diagram and Pareto chart, we determined the main reasons for unplanned extubation and instituted measures for improvement including: 1)implementation of standard procedures and in-service education with technical demonstrations, 2) handing over the results of the sedation assessment scale to the next shift where they could be used as a reference for sedation orders from physicians 3)implementation of standard procedures and skill training for endotracheal tube fixation, and 4)assessment after release from restraint and evaluation of measures to warn subsequent shifts about unplanned extubation so that it might be prevented. RESULTS: We achieved the anticipated goal, as the incidence of unplanned extubation was reduced from 0.30 to 0.16%. For conscious patients with difficulties in expression, communication cards were used. Assessment of restraint and warning the next shift were performed 100% of the time. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of standards for endotracheal tube fixation, education, technical training, communication cards and assessment of restraintreduced the incidence of unplanned endotracheal tube extubation in our burn center.