About this trial
Resuscitation patients are monitored for various physiological parameters. When these parameters exceed abnormal thresholds, an audible alarm is triggered. Given the complexity of physiological situations and the number of monitored parameters, the number of alarms within an intensive care unit is significant. In the literature, the number ranges from 100 to 350 alarms per patient per day. Among these alarms, 74 to 99% are deemed irrelevant as they provide false or insignificant information. This study will enable to assess the efficacy of a restrictive protocol for managing alarms as a means of rationalizing their use.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patient aged ≥ 18 years
Patient admitted to the intensive care unit of the ST-ETIENNE University Hospital
Patient affiliated or entitled to a social security system
Patient having received informed information about the study and having co-signed, with the investigator, a consent to participate in the study or, for patients who are unable to consent due to health condition, a trusted person/family member who has been informed about the study and has who has co-signed, with the investigator, a consent to participate
Disqualifiers
Pregnant and nursing women
Persons of legal age under guardianship
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- alarm management left to the discretion of the nurse
- restrictive alarm use strategy
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Lead sponsor
Ministry of Health, France
Collaborator