Table 3.

Average Critical Ventilator Alarm Duration Times^* (in Seconds) by ICU and Event Type (10/1/2004 to 3/31/2005)

	CCICU	MSICU	STICU	TICU	Type Average	Range
Unintended disconnection	25.0	22.5	22.4	25.1	23.3	10–55
Water in tubing	18.3	60.0	13.4	13.8	14.3	9–60
During procedure	16.7	22.9	18.6	18.7	19.6	9–45
Other	21.4	15.6	24.4	19.5	20.4	10–50
Undetermined	20.8	25.8	21.7	18.8	20.6	9–67
ICU average	21.0	22.0	20.4	20.0	20.5
Range	15–40	10–67	9–55	9–50

ICU = Intensive Care Unit; CCICU = Coronary Care; MSICU = Medical/Surgical; STICU = Shock/Trauma; TICU = Thoracic.

^*Due to ten-second delay, the duration of enhanced alerts would average about ten seconds less than the reported time.