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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2013 Apr 16;31(2):157–162. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1343769

Table 4.

Comparison of monitor alarms to those clinically significant events detected by computer algorithm

ABD Duration No. of ABD Apnea alarms, n (%) Bradycardia alarms, n (%) Desaturation alarm, n (%) Apnea, bradycardia, and desaturation alarms, n (%) Any alarms, n (%)
> 20 s 10,133 1,827 (18%) 6,549 (65%) 6,841 (68%) 853 (8%) 7,363 (73%)
> 30 s 5,275 1,217 (23%) 3,555 (67%) 3,646 (69%) 596 (11%) 3,911 (74%)

Abbreviation: ABD, apnea, bradycardia, and desaturation event.

Note: % refers to the percentage of ABD events associated with the specific monitor alarm.