Effect of a transdisciplinary team approach for safety management of patient monitoring systems : The activity of Saitama Citizens Medical Center Monitor Alarm Control Team
10.14442/generalist.38.383
- VernacularTitle:チームで取り組む心電図モニタの安全管理─さいたま市民MACT活動の効果─
- Author:
Ayako Tominaga
;
Haruki Tomita
;
Takeshi Ishida
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
patient monitoring systems;
monitor alarm fatigue;
monitor alarm control team
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2015;38(4):383-385
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Recently, there have been many reports of monitor alarm-related accidents, and we believe this is due to alarm fatigue. To solve this problem, we established a transdisciplinary monitor alarm control team (MACT) at our hospital and conducted an intervention study for the Cardiovascular Department ward. We evaluated the number of alarms before and after the intervention and found that the number of alarms decreased from 1,263.4±453.4 before the intervention to 264.1±128.4 after the intervention.
