"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 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Alarms" by people in Profiles.
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Nyarko BA, Vital CJ, Giuliano KK. Intravenous Smart Pump Alarms in Everyday Hospital Use: A Real-world Descriptive Analysis. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2026 Jul-Aug 01; 45(4):197-203.
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Armistead LT, Giuliano KK, Degnan DD, Eckel SF. Evaluating IV smart pump infusions and alarms in health systems across the United States. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2026 Feb 10; 83(4):165-175.
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Nyarko BA, Wuni A, Giuliano KK. Nursing Perspectives on Alarm Fatigue: An Integrative Review. Nurs Health Sci. 2025 Dec; 27(4):e70253.
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Meade K, Blake J, Giuliano KK. A Scoping Review: The Impact of IV Smart Pump Air-in-Line Alarms in Oncology Care. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2025 Nov 19; 29(6):E167-E177.
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Vital CJ, Schroers G, Fortnam K, Eckel SF, Degnan D, Armistead LT, Giuliano KK. Evaluation of Interruptions During IV Smart Pump Medication Administration in Intensive Care Units. J Patient Saf. 2026 Mar 01; 22(2):115-120.
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Nyarko BA, Giuliano KK. Beyond Monitors: Intravenous Smart Pump Alarm Fatigue As a Safety Concern. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2025 09 15; 36(3):252-257.
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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.