Quality improvement initiative for reduction of false alarms from multiparameter monitors in neonatal intensive care unit

• Main Authors: Tanushree Sahoo (Author), Meena Joshi (Author), Shamnad Madathil (Author), Ankit Verma (Author), Mari Jeeva Sankar (Author), Anu Thukral (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Unnecessary and excessive activation of alarms ("false alarm") in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) often results in alarm fatigue among health-care professionals, which can potentially result in deleterious effects in sick neonates. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this stu...