Abstract
Background Electronic monitoring equipment usually have a predefined set of safe ranges and alarm thresholds that are manually altered depending on characteristics of patients and health care personnel. Preset alarm thresholds used to identify patients at risk of deterioration have poor specificity due to generalization of patient population, clinical needs, and care models. Staff at the Emergency Department is challenged by alarm fatigue which can ultimately be fatal; our aim with this study is to investigate the possible impact of triage specific thresholds on the number of generated alarms.
Highlights
Electronic monitoring equipment usually have a predefined set of safe ranges and alarm thresholds that are manually altered depending on characteristics of patients and health care personnel
Triage specific patient monitoring greatly impacts the number of alarming events in the Emergency Department
Staff at the Emergency Department is challenged by alarm fatigue which can be fatal; our aim with this study is to investigate the possible impact of triage specific thresholds on the number of generated alarms
Summary
Electronic monitoring equipment usually have a predefined set of safe ranges and alarm thresholds that are manually altered depending on characteristics of patients and health care personnel. Preset alarm thresholds used to identify patients at risk of deterioration have poor specificity due to generalization of patient population, clinical needs, and care models. Staff at the Emergency Department is challenged by alarm fatigue which can be fatal; our aim with this study is to investigate the possible impact of triage specific thresholds on the number of generated alarms
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