"Clinical Alarms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Components of medical instrumentation used for physiological evaluation of patients, that signal when a threshold value is reached.
| Descriptor ID |
D056902
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.230.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Clinical Alarms- Clinical Alarms
- Alarm, Clinical
- Alarms, Clinical
- Clinical Alarm
Physiologic Monitor Alarms- Physiologic Monitor Alarms
- Alarm, Physiologic Monitor
- Alarms, Physiologic Monitor
- Monitor Alarm, Physiologic
- Monitor Alarms, Physiologic
- Physiologic Monitor Alarm
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Alarms" by people in Profiles.
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Lee AH, Lowe PP, Hayes JM, Copenhaver MS, Cash RE, Aristizabal M, Berlyand Y, Baugh JJ, Nentwich LM, Macias-Konstantopoulos WL, Raja AS, Sonis JD. Fewer emergency department alarms is associated with reduced use of medications for acute agitation. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 07; 81:111-115.
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Hansen CJ, Rayo MF, Patterson ES, Yamokoski T, Abdel-Rasoul M, Allen TT, Socha JJ, Moffatt-Bruce SD. Perceptually Discriminating the Highest Priority Alarms Reduces Response Time: A Retrospective Pre-Post Study at Four Hospitals. Hum Factors. 2023 06; 65(4):636-650.
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Patterson ES, Rayo MF, Edworthy JR, Moffatt-Bruce SD. Applying Human Factors Engineering to Address the Telemetry Alarm Problem in a Large Medical Center. Hum Factors. 2022 02; 64(1):126-142.
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Rayo MF, Patterson ES, Abdel-Rasoul M, Moffatt-Bruce SD. Using timbre to improve performance of larger auditory alarm sets. Ergonomics. 2019 Dec; 62(12):1617-1629.
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Lilly CM, Mickelson JT. Evolution of the Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine Value Proposition. Crit Care Clin. 2019 Jul; 35(3):463-477.
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Goebel M, Bledsoe J. Push Notifications Reduce Emergency Department Response Times to Prehospital ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Mar; 20(2):212-218.
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Rayo MF, Moffatt-Bruce SD. Diagnosing and Treating "Alarm Fatigue": Pragmatic and Evidence-Based Approaches Needed. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016 Jul; 42(7):291-2.
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Welch J, Kanter B, Skora B, McCombie S, Henry I, McCombie D, Kennedy R, Soller B. Multi-parameter vital sign database to assist in alarm optimization for general care units. J Clin Monit Comput. 2016 Dec; 30(6):895-900.
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Rayo MF, Moffatt-Bruce SD. Alarm system management: evidence-based guidance encouraging direct measurement of informativeness to improve alarm response. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Apr; 24(4):282-6.
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Gazarian PK, Carrier N, Cohen R, Schram H, Shiromani S. A description of nurses' decision-making in managing electrocardiographic monitor alarms. J Clin Nurs. 2015 Jan; 24(1-2):151-9.