Key result
Poor hospital safety ratings linked to ~89% more unresponded urgent alarms vs good ratings.
Why the study?
High rates of medical device alarms threaten patient safety, but little is known about organizational features associated with nurses' experience of alarm burden.
Cross-Sectional
Yes
Absolute Event Rate: 72% vs 38%
p-value: p=<0.001
High alarm burden is prevalent among nurses and is significantly associated with poorer patient safety, quality of care, and work environments.
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Alarm nonresponse in lower-rated hospitals merits monitoring; leaves open whether interventions targeting alarm burden improve safety.
Ruppel et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Medical device alarm burden. Poor hospital safety rating vs. Good hospital safety rating was evaluated on Situations where a patient needed urgent attention but no one responded to the alarm (p=<0.001). Poor hospital safety ratings were associated with a significantly higher frequency of unresponded urgent alarms compared to good safety ratings (72% vs 38%, p<0.001).
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