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Association between exposure to nonactionable physiologic monitor alarms and response time in a children's hospital.
November 6, 2015
Bonafide CP, Lin R, Zander M, et al. J Hosp Med. 2015;10(6):345-51.
Previous studies have documented high frequency of alarms for nurses in intensive care settings. This direct observation study of a pediatric intensive care unit found that response times increased when there were more preceding nonactionable alarms, demonstrating a delay in alarm response due to alarm fatigue. This finding underscores the importance of improving current alarm management.
