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The alarm settings used to simulate total alarm burden
| High threshold | Annunciation delay for high threshold | Low threshold | Annunciation delay for low threshold | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart rate | 150 beats/min | 5 s | 30 beats/min | 5 s |
| Respiration rate | 35 breaths/min | 120 s | 4 breaths/min | 120 s |
| SpO2 | N/A | N/A | 85 % | 30 s |
| Systolic BP | 190 mmHg | 60 s | N/A | N/A |
| Diastolic BP | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mean arterial pressure | N/A | N/A | 60 mmHg | 60 s |
N/A not used in calculating total alarm rate
