Staff perspectives on the influence of patient characteristics on alarm management in the intensive care unit: a cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High rates of clinical alarms in the intensive care unit can result in alarm fatigue among staff. Individualization of alarm thresholds is regarded as one measure to reduce non-actionable alarms. The aim of this study was to investigate staff's perceptions of alarm threshold individualization according to patient characteristics and disease status.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional survey study (February-July 2020). Intensive care nurses and physicians were sampled by convenience. Data was collected using an online questionnaire.

Results

Staff view the individualization of alarm thresholds in the monitoring of vital signs as important. The extent to which alarm thresholds are adapted from the normal range varies depending on the vital sign monitored, the re

SUBMITTER: Balzer F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10324165 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature