Saullo Queiroz Silveira, Rafael Sousa Fava Nersessian, Arthur de Campos Vieira Abib, Leonardo Barbosa Santos, Fernando Nardy Bellicieri, Karen Kato Botelho, Helidea de Oliveira Lima, Renata Mazzoni de Queiroz, GabrielSilva Dos Anjos, Hermann Dos Santos Fernandes, Glenio B Mizubuti, Joaquim Edson Vieira, Leopoldo Muniz da Silva
BACKGROUND: Alarms alert healthcare professionals of deviations from normal/physiologic status. However, alarm fatigue may occur when their high pitch and diversity overwhelm clinicians, possibly leading to alarms being disabled, paused, and/or ignored. We aimed to determine whether a staff educational program on customizing alarm settings of bedside monitors may decrease inconsistent alarms in the Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU). METHODS: This is a prospective, analytic, quantitative, pragmatic, open-label, single-arm study...
August 8, 2023: Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology