Intensive care unit alarms—how many do we need?
Siebig S, Kuhls S, Imhoff M, et al. Intensive care unit alarms--how many do we need? Crit Care Med. 2010;38(2):451-6. doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181cb0888.
This study found that only 15% of cardiovascular alarms in an intensive care unit setting were clinically relevant. The authors provide suggestions to reduce the number of false alarms, which may improve patient safety and work environments.