RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06175091

Impact of an Alarm Management Protocol on Noise Pollution and Patient Safety in Intensive Care Units

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Enrollment

514 participants

Start Date

Feb 8, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Intensive Care Unit

Summary

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

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

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