Effective approaches to control non-actionable alarms and alarm fatigue. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Effective approaches to control non-actionable alarms and alarm fatigue. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published July 2018

Effective approaches to control non-actionable alarms and alarm fatigue.

Winters BD. J Electrocardiol. 2018 Jul 17; [Epub ahead of print].

Alarm fatigue can affect clinician performance and well-being. This commentary examines the problem of alarm fatigue, factors that contribute to nuisance alarms, and successful reduction strategies such as bundled approaches that include computer analytic techniques and human factors engineering. A WebM&M commentary discussed harm that can result from alarm fatigue.

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