Background As one of the most essential technical components of the intensive care unit
(ICU), continuous monitoring of patients' vital parameters has significantly improved patient …

The practice of medicine is characterized by routine and typical cases whose management
usually goes according to plan. However, the occasional case does arise which involves …

When exposed to hundreds of medical device alarms per day, intensive care unit (ICU) staff
can develop “alarm fatigue”(ie, desensitisation to alarms). However, no standardised way of …

Background ICU survival is improving. However, many patients leave ICU with ongoing
cognitive, physical, and/or psychological impairments and reduced quality of life. Many of …

Background Informed estimates claim that 80% to 99% of alarms set off in hospital units are
false or clinically insignificant, representing a cacophony of sounds that do not present a real …

Auditory alarms offer great potential for facilitating human-computer interactions in complex,
rapidly changing environments. They are particularly useful in medical settings, where in …

Background: With the increasing development and integration of information and
communication technology (ICT) into hospitals, there remains a lack of understanding of the …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Clinicians commonly use continuous pulse oximetry
(CPOx) for hospitalized children with respiratory illnesses. The Choosing Wisely initiative …

Aim Patient monitoring generates a large number of alarms. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the rate, type and management of alarms and to determine the risks of a distributed …

BACKGROUND: The traditional paradigm of hospital surgical ward care consists of episodic
bedside visits by providers with periodic perusals of the patient's electronic health record …