Feasibility of wireless continuous monitoring of vital signs without using alarms on a general surgical ward: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wireless continuous vital sign monitoring by wearable devices have recently become available for patients on general wards to promote timely detection of clinical deterioration. Many continuous monitoring systems use conventional threshold alarm settings to alert nurses in case of deviating vital signs. However, frequent false alarms often lead to alarm fatigue and inefficiencies in the workplace. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of continuous vital sign monitoring without the use of alarms, thereby exclusively relying on interval trend monitoring.

Methods

This explanatory sequential mixed methods study was conducted at an abdominal surgical ward of a tertiary teaching hospital. Heart rate and respiratory rate of patients were measured every

SUBMITTER: Leenen JPL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8947816 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature