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Selected Works of Patricia Harris
Article
Patient Characteristics Associated with False Arrhythmia Alarms in Intensive Care [Abstract 19717]
Circulation (2014)
  • Patricia Harris, University of California, San Francisco
  • Jessica K Zègre-Hemsey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  • Tina Mammone, University of California, San Francisco
  • Daniel Schindler, University of California, San Francisco
  • Xiao Hu, University of California, San Francisco
  • Yong Bai, University of California, San Francisco
  • Steven M. Paul, University of California, San Francisco
  • Barbara J. Drew, University of California, San Francisco
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Abstract
Introduction: A high rate of false arrhythmia alarms leads to clinical alarm fatigue, i.e. desensitization and inappropriate silencing of alarms.

Keywords
  • Patient Safety,
  • Patient Care,
  • Nursing,
  • Electrocardiography
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 19, 2014
Publisher Statement
Originally published as Harris, P. R., Zègre-Hemsey, J. K., Mammone, T., Schindler, D., Hu, X., Bai, Y., ... & Drew, B. J. (2014). Patient Characteristics Associated with False Arrhythmia Alarms in Intensive Care. Circulation, 130(Suppl 2), A19717-A19717.
Citation Information
Patricia Harris, Jessica K Zègre-Hemsey, Tina Mammone, Daniel Schindler, et al.. "Patient Characteristics Associated with False Arrhythmia Alarms in Intensive Care [Abstract 19717]" Circulation Vol. 130 Iss. Supplement 2 (2014) p. A19717 - A19717 ISSN: 0009-7322
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/patricia_harris/30/