The effect of intelligent management interventions in intensive care units to reduce false alarms: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In intensive care units (ICU), frequent false alarms from medical equipment can cause alarm fatigue among nurses, which might lead to delayed or missed responses and increased risk of adverse patient events. This review was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of intelligent management interventions to reduce false alarms in ICU.

Method

Following the framework of Whitmore and Knafl, the reviewers systematically searched six databases: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, OVID, Cochrane Library, and Scopus, and studies included intelligent management of clinical alarms published in the English or Chinese language from the inception of each database to December 2022 were retrieved. The researchers used the PICOS framework to formulate the search strategy, developed keywords, s

SUBMITTER: Li B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859571 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature