Key result
A review of bedside ECG monitoring highlights that critical care nurses often select diagnostically inferior leads and place them inaccurately, emphasizing the need for correct lead selection and placement.
Population
Patients requiring bedside electrocardiogram monitoring and critical care nurses
Design
Review
Authors
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May increase misdiagnosis risk in critical care; leaves open whether targeted training improves outcomes.
Proper lead selection and accurate anatomic placement during bedside ECG monitoring are essential to prevent misdiagnosis and inappropriate therapy.
Barbara J. Drew (1993) conducted a review in Electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring. ECG lead selection and placement was evaluated. A review of bedside ECG monitoring highlights that critical care nurses often select diagnostically inferior leads and place them inaccurately, emphasizing the need for correct lead selection and placement.
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