Title

Patient Characteristics Associated with False Arrhythmia Alarms in Intensive Care [Abstract 19717]

Authors

Patricia R.E. Harris, University of California, San FranciscoFollow
Jessica Zègre-Hemsey, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillFollow
Tina Mammone, University of California, San Francisco
Daniel Schindler, University of California, San FranciscoFollow
Xiao Hu, University of California, San Francisco
Yong Bai, University of California, San Francisco
Steven Paul, University of California, San Francisco
Barbara Drew, University of California, San Francisco

Document Type

Article

Source

Circulation

ISSN

0009-7322

Volume

130

Issue

Supplement 2

First Page

A19717

Last Page

A19717

Publication Date

11-19-2014

Department

Nursing

Abstract

Introduction: A high rate of false arrhythmia alarms leads to clinical alarm fatigue, i.e. desensitization and inappropriate silencing of alarms.

Rights

Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association. All rights reserved.

Publisher Statement

Originally published as Harris, P. R., Zègre-Hemsey, J. K., Mammone, T., Schindler, D., Hu, X., Bai, Y., ... & Drew, B. J. (2014). Patient Characteristics Associated with False Arrhythmia Alarms in Intensive Care. Circulation, 130(Suppl 2), A19717-A19717.