Siebig, S. and Kuhls, S. and Gather, U. and Imhoff, M. and Mueller, T. and Bein, T. and Trabold, B. and Bele, S. and Wrede, C. E. (2009) Noise in intensive care units. Do the alarms for subspecialties differ? ANAESTHESIST, 58 (3). 240-+. ISSN 0003-2417,
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Introduction. Cardiovascular monitoring alarms are frequent in intensive care units (ICUs) and lead to noise levels often exceeding 80 dB. The aim of this study was to evaluate if there are relevant differences between ICUs with different subspecialties in the frequency and distribution of alarm signals, their occurrence during the day, the types of alarms and the underlying vital parameters. Methods. All alarm signals of the cardiovascular monitoring systems from randomly chosen patients at five different ICUs of the university hospital of Regensburg were evaluated. Results. No significant differences between the ICUs regarding the frequency of alarm signals and only slight differences in the time distribution could be recognized (p=0.02). The most frequent alarm signals were from threshold alarms (61%) followed by technical alarms. The majority of alarms generated were related to invasive arterial blood pressure measurement. Conclusions. The frequency and distribution of ICU alarm signals seem to be comparable on different ICUs. Therefore, implementation of universal concepts for alarm reduction seems to be applicable regardless of the sub-specialty of the ICU.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | FALSE ALARMS; SLEEP; ICU; ICU alarms; Alarm reduction; Cardiovascular monitoring; Threshold alarms |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Anästhesiologie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin II Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurochirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2020 09:10 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2020 09:10 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/29299 |
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