Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Nov 2014
Clinical Alarms in intensive care: implications of alarm fatigue for the safety of patients.
to identify the number of electro-medical pieces of equipment in a coronary care unit, characterize their types, and analyze implications for the safety of patients from the perspective of alarm fatigue. ⋯ the results reinforce the importance of properly configuring physiological variables, the volume and parameters of alarms of multi-parametric monitors within the routine of intensive care units. The alarms of equipment intended to protect patients have increased noise within the unit, the level of distraction and interruptions in the workflow, leading to a false sense of security.