Table 2.

Difference in alarm rates between the preproject and postproject periods.

Alarm condition		Preproject period		Postproject period
		Number of alarms	Total alarm rate/patient day	Number of alarms	Total alarm rate/patient day
ABP a
	Total	27,930	38.05	28,049	33.67
	ABPsb (systolic)	13,776		14,726
	ABPmc (mean)	13,548		12,895
	ABP disconnect	606		428
Pair PVCsd,e		8305	11.31	164	0.19
SpO2 f
	Total	7079	9.64	8290	9.95
	SpO2	6741		7858
	SpO2rg (right)	338		323
	SpO2lh (left)	0		109
Multiform PVCse		5865	7.99	19	0.02
NBP i
	Total	3686	5.02	3976	4.77
	NBPmj (mean)	1847		43
	NBPsk (systolic)	1837		3933
	NBPdl (diastolic)	2		0
PVCs/min		3233	4.40	5330	6.39
Run PVCs highe		2155	2.94	23	0.03
STe		1851	2.52	2609	3.13
AFIB e,m
	Total	1481	2.02	32	0.04
	AFIB	990		26
	End AFIBn	491		6
Pausee		1086	1.48	8	0.01
Missed Beate		873	1.19	89	0.11
Asystole		323	0.44	565	0.68
Tachy o
	Total	292	0.39	153	0.18
	Tachy	273		153
	Tachy/pp (tachycardia p wave)	19		0
Ventq Bigeminye		234	0.32	7	0
Vent Trigeminye		79	0.11	0	0
Pulse		28	0.04	5	0.01
Total		64,500	87.86	49,319	59.18

^aABP: arterial blood pressure.

^bABPs: arterial blood pressure systolic.

^cABPm: arterial blood pressure mean.

^dPVC: premature ventricular contraction.

^eThese are the alarms that we disabled.

^fSpO2: peripheral capillary oxygen saturation.

^gSpO2r: peripheral capillary oxygen saturation right.

^hSpO2l: peripheral capillary oxygen saturation left.

ⁱNBP: noninvasive blood pressure.

^jNBPm: noninvasive blood pressure mean.

^kNBPs: noninvasive blood pressure systolic.

^lNBPd: noninvasive blood pressure diastolic.

^mAFIB: atrial fibrillation.

ⁿEnd AFIB alarm indicates the end of the AFIB status.

^oTachy: tachycardia.

^pTachy/p: tachycardia p wave.

^qVent: ventricular.